DARJEELING

ROUTE GUIDE„WITH

DIRECTIONS, PLANS, A MAP AND A COMPLETE INDEX

FOR THE INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE OF

VISITORS TO THE TOWN •

BY

GEO. P. ROBERTSON,M.Lnst.Mun.E.,A.M.I.Mech.E.,M.I.E.E.,

MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, DARJEELING.

FIRST THOUSAND.

gm'lfcting

:

BOSE PRESS, JAIL ROAD,1913 .

INTRODUCTION.

Anyone looking for descriptions of Darjeeling

scenery should close this linqkVand''ytook'1

else-

where. It contains onty ’ prosaic and rather

tiresome directions for getting to places of

interest. The compiler believes, however, that

there is a demand lor directions of this kind as

he frequently meets people, up from the plains

for a change, who sit on the Chowrasta for no

other reason than that they do not know there

is any place of more interest to go to, or knowing

places of interest, they are afraid to venture to

them because of uncertainty as to Routes and

distances. Darjeeling is such a maze of roads and

lanes that strangers easily lose themselves, and

as they usually feel the steep roads and rare

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atmosphere very trying, it is hoped that this

Guide will help them to see everything worth

seeing without unnecessary wanderings.

A few of the Routes have been selected for no

other reason than that of noting the position of

houses and roads which would not otherwise

appear;but as a rule the places which the Routes

lead to are of interest in themselves.

The Index has been made as full as possible

and although all the Routes are described as

beginning either at the Railway Station or the

Chowrasta, Routes from any house- noted in the

Index can easily be worked out either by cutting

back from that house to the Railway Station or

Chowrasta or by striking into the desired Route

at the nearest point crossed.

The map has been prepared specially for

this Guide ; it is quite up-to-date and any

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Route within its limits can easily he traced.

Hai jeeling spur runs north and south, the

main and most nearly level roads, theiefore, mn

in the same direction and the steep zigzag road«,

as a rule, run east and west. Glioma and

Jorlmngalow are at the extreme south end of

Municipal limits and St. Joseph’s College is at

the extreme north end. Lebong is on a spur

which strikes out from below the Chowrasta in a

north-east direction. The Cart Road is now the

main road from the plains, and the Railway runs

on it as far as Daijeeling Bazaar. This road

continues through the Bazaar and on to Lebong,

this latter portion being called Lebong Cart

Road.

Dak.tkrling, India,

15th April, 1913.

G. P. R.

CONTENTS.

Routk l. Railway Station to WoodlandsHotel ... ... Page 2

2. Railway Station to Rockville

Grand Hotel ... 3

3. Railway Station to RockvilleGrand Hotel by Rickslrawroute .4

4. Railway Station to DrumDruid Hotel ...

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n 5. Railway Station to CentralHotel by Bazaar » 6

6. Railway Station to CentralHotel by Post Office

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i? 7. Railway Station to, Jones’Hotel

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?• 8. Railway Station to DarjeelingClub 10

9. Railway Station to Eden Sani-tarium 12

10. Railway Station to LowisJubilee Sanitarium 14

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fioriK 2:1 . (lailuat Station to Ot'n<-.fti

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1 1 ill School toi ( til ]-> ft31

» lit). li.nl «v,»v Station to (iir.i-in

tinnit Ztlla School n3'2

ii '27. Hallway Station to

it tin (>ii Is’ School fi31

M •28. R.uluav Station to Mi--<Tu «.jir % man’s Dai jcdingHome School for Young1 j nlies r

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»» 2D. Railway Station to MaliarnniSchool, Oak Lodge’ M 36

80. (Jiunviasta to OovernnientlJoll.se TT

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31. Ohownista to Duiliti ilall ... *»41

>»3-2. Cliowtasta to Bengal Seciota-

liat »42

33. Chowinsta to Cuteberv V43

)» 34. (lliowrasta to Municipal Office V44

?» 35. Chowmsta to I’o.st and Tele-graph Office ... V

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Kornr, 36. Chowrasta to St- Andrew'sChurch Page 46

11 37. Chowrasta to St. Oolumba’sChurch (Scotch Kiik) 11

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11 38. Chowrasta to Church of the

Immaculate Conception,

Loreto Convent 1153

39. Chowrasta to Union Church... 11 54

40. Chowrasta to Buddhist Monas-tery 11

55

•?> 41. Chowrasta to Hindu Temple 11 57

T) 42. Chowrasta to Brahtno Somaj 11 59

11 43. Chowrasta to Jamrua Musjid M 60

11 44. Chowrasta to Chhota Musjid11 61

11 45. Chowrasta to Gymkhana Club11 62

11 46. Chowrasta to Forstmann’aKink 11 66

11 47. Chowrasta to Hindu Public

Hall it 67

11 48. Chowrasta to Victoria Hos-pital 11 69

11 49. Chowrasta to Fire Station11

70

11 50. Chowrasta to District Jail ...11

72

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BODTK 51. Chowrasta to Observatory Hill Page 75

n 52. Chowrasta to The Children’s

Pleasance 77

53. Chowrasta to The Curio Shopsand Bazaar *1 78

54. Chowrasta to Botanic Gardenand Museum ... 75 80

55. Chowrasta to Birch Hill Park M 82

56. Chowrasta to "Victoria Falls... 55 84

57. Chowrasta to The OldCemetery If .

87

58. Chowrasta to The New Ceme-tery 88

59. Chowrasta to The HinduBurning Ground 7J

88

60. Chowrasta to The Maho-medan Burying Ground ... 1) 89

61. Chowrasta to The ParsesCemetery 51 90

1?62. Chowrasta to The Bhutia

Burning Ground ’1 93

M 63. Chowrasta to The ChineseCemetery

?t94

1)64. Chowrasta to Happy Valley

Slip *7 98

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Route 65. Chowrasta to Jalapahar Can-tonments Page 99

66. Chowrasta to Lebong Canton-ments ... ... 102

» 67. Chowrasta to Circular Routeround Birch Hill >»

104

68. Chowrasta to Circular Routeround Lebong ... 106

69. Chowrasta to Circular Routeround Ghoom ... 109

70. Chowrasta to Golf Course andTiger Hill >»

129

71. Chowrasta to Water Worksand Lake 5J

116

72. Chowrasta to Electric PowerStation 118

73. Chowrasta to Ghoom Rock ... 127

DARJEELING ROUTE GUIDE.

Railway Station.

Trains from lh<* plains cuter the station from

tin.' south. The platform is on the west side of

the ttain ns it entots.

Luggage is collected within a barrier at the

north end of the station and passengers maythemselves employ coolies to carry away their

pioperlv or. if no package weighs more than one

mound, they may leave it to be delivered by

the Railway Company.In the latter case the address and luggage

checks must be given to the clerk in charge

behind tlm luggage barrier, who should give a

receipt, for the checks. The rate is from two to

three annas per package according to distance.

A copy of the Luggage Order may be had

from anv of the Station Masters on the line.

Rickshaws, Dandies and Ponies may be had on

him just outride the railway station.

The rates are eight annas ior a pony, o

rupee four annas for a dandy an one lu

eight annas for a rickshaw.

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A printed list of the Rickshaw-wallas, Dandy-wallas and Porters’ rates may be had from theMunicipal office or from the Dandy-wallas’ office

on the Chowrasta.

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ROUTE I.

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Railway Station to Woodlands Hotel.

Distance 200 yards.

Leave the station from the south end, proceed

4south about 70 paces crossing the line to Wood-?r lands path which zigzags up to the Hotel. After

passing under the veranda of the three-storied

building you find the Hotel office on your right.

This Hotel is under European management:it is commodious and well appointed and fine

views of the snows and of the town are obtain-

able from almost every window.

The rates vaiy in accordance with the position

and furnishing of the rooms. The manager of

any first class hotel in Calcutta will book accom-

modation.

This Hotel is fitted throughout with electric

light; it has a photographic darkroom for the

use of visitors and it is surrounded by an exten-

sive garden.

Ponies may be had on hire from the Hotelstables.

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ROUTE 2.

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Railway Station to Rockville GrandHotel.

Distance b mile.

There are two good routes : this is the shortest,

but it is too steep for a rickshaw.

Leave the station from the north and imme-diately cross the railway line to Banstead Road.Proceed up this road passing Turnbull MemorialSchool on the right, an entrance to Malepartus,

Philosopher’s Cottages and Forstmann’s Rink onthe left, an entrance to the Scotch Mission andZenana Mission School on the right, Avalionon the left, and arriving on Auckland Road at apoint opposite Ulick Villas and a little south of

the Union Church. Turn to your left and pro-

ceed along Auckland Road for about 280 yards,

passing White House, The Kopje, and Rhein-stein on your left and Auckland Villa No. 4 onyour right. The path leading up to AltamontVillas is also passed on the right. Turn to the

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right up Harman’s Road passing the entrance toAuckland Villa No. 3 on the right and Sli^oHall on the left. Turn to the left immediate)}'beyond the entrance to Sligo Hall and proceedup Rockville Road passing on the right the northentrance to Oak Lodge, which is occupied hv the

Maharani School, to the south gate of the Hotel.

The main entrance is under the porchway, andthe office faces }

rou as you enter.

This Hotel is under the same management as

Woodlands and the rates are similar. It is on

the ridge of Darjeeling spur so that fine views

are obtained from it of both valleys as well as of

the snows. It is fitted with electric light

throughout.

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ROUTE 3.

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Railway Station to Rockville Grand Hotelby Rickshaw route.

Distance — of a mile.

Leave the station from the north and continue

north along the railway line for about 100 yards,

turn up Mackenzie Road on the right and pro-

ceed along it passing Sadi Villas and some of the

Mackenzie Road houses on the right, then some

shops on the left, more Mackenzie Road houses.

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Forstmnnn's llink and Beech wood House on llu*

right, and then Ruby H.-di and Hingun & Sons,

Tailors’ shops on the left, to where several roads

join. Keep straight, on by the road going upand this brings you mi to Auckland Road,

opposite an entrance to the Darjeeling Club.

Continue in the same direction, passing a row of

European shops on your left, to the Chowrusta,

which is an open space where six roads join.

Turn to the right passing the fountain on your

left and the Dandy-wallas’ shelter on your right

and proceed up Jalapahar Road passing Mr.

Morgenstern’s flower shop and the entrance to

Lodge Mount Everest on your left and then the

entrance to Alma Cottage and Campbell Cottage

on your right. A few paces further on you go

up the path to the Hotel passing a water reser-

voir on your right and enter the Hotel compoundfrom the north.

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ROUTE 4.

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Railway Station to Drum Druid Hotel.

Distance ^ of a mile.*)

Proceed as in Route 3 nearly as far as the

Chowrasta. The entrance to the main building

is on your left within 50 yards of the Chowrastaand opposite Otto will’s Music Shop, which is theonly shop on this side of this road.

The office is through the second door underthe veranda as you enter the first porchway.

This Hotel is under the same management asWoodlands and Rockville Grand and the rates

are the same. It has an exceptionally largedrawing-room from the windows of which fine

views of the snows, the western valley and parts

of the town are to be had, and it is fitted

throughout with electiic light.

It is very central being practically on the

Chowrasta.

ROUTE 5 .

Railway Station to Central Hotel byBazaar.

3Distance = of a mile.

There are two routes of the same distance, but

if time is an object Route 6 should be taken, as

the Bazaar is often very crowded, particularly on

Saturdays and Sundays.

Leave the Station by the north and proceed

along the railway line passing an electric sub-

station on the right, “ Relief Hall ” on the left.

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then some rows of huts and small simps on both

sides till the first, sharp bend is reached where

yon find Fauna Fall's Bank and Jet,mull's Bankon the right- and some curio shops on both sides.

Round the bend there is a line of coal godownson the right, a native photographer and the

Railway goods station on the left and a building

belonging to the Police on the right.

The Railway line ends at this point, and youenter a corner of the Bazaar with a two-storied

lerro conciete building on the left and a line of

small shops on the right. Turn sharp round the

end of the small shops to the right, up Lloyd’s

Road about <50 yards, then sharp round to the

left, up Mount Pleasant Road which is a street

of native shops of all kinds, Curio Dealers.

Picture Frame Makers, Ironmongers. Watch-makers, Drapers, Tailors, Grocers and Bakers.

There is also a Chemists’ shop.

About 150 yards along this road a steep pathzigzags up on the right to the Post and Tele-

graph office. Beyond this, on the same side

there are a number of Cashmeri Curio Shop-;

and then a large block of pucca buildings be-longing to Mr. Marian. The two middle stories

of the main building (which is four stories highfrom Mount Pleasant Road) and the buildingsto the north of it are occupied by the CentralHotel.

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The entrance to the office is at the extremenorth end through a gateway at the point of thewedge formed by the junction of Post Office andMount Pleasant Roads. Skirt the west side of

the billiard room along the parapet which over-

looks Mount Pleasant Road and you find the

office facing yon.

This Hotel has a pleasant terrace on which to

sit out and a billiard room. It is fitted through-

out with electric light. There is a good view

of the snows, the western valley and the town

from the terrace and most of the windows.

Rates Rs. 6/- per day for first floor rooms.

Rs. oj~ „ ,, „ second,, „

Rs. 4/- „ „_„ third „

Manager, Blr. B. D. Bilimoria.

Rooms may be booked in Calcutta at 5 Dha-ramtala Street.

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ROUTE 6.

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Railway Station to Central Hotel byPost Office.

Distance | of a mile.O

Proceed as in Route 2 as far as Hingun’s shop

and then go down Post Office Road past the

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1\<‘! ( tfiii - and .1. >!!' * M si*]' -' !“ M.uhm's **h-p

which 1 - built <«'(•! put <•{ (Vnti.d Hotel.

Tin- building. which i- f..ur .-torn*- high »n the

M>*u:r J'li-.t-.xii * Ro.td sid-, t- only on- story hit'll

m» ( )ilk*o ll-id.

ICni uini’i- and putn’ubuv mu-d in limit- 5.

ROUTE 7.

Railway Station i>> Jonhs’ Hoti:l

Distanh: A miu:.

l’mceod a* in Route I) a- far :o CommercialRow ami continue.* along Commercial Row for

about 80 jards. Turn to the loft down Com-mercial Lane f-r a lew paces to Mrs. .Lines' Con-fectionery Establishment where rooms may be

booked. The Hotel entrance is a little further

down (his lane.

Theic is a good view of the snows, the western

valley and the town from the Hotel windows.

There is a billiard room, and the place is fitted

throughout with electric light. Mrs. Jonesattends personally to the comforts of her guests,

the cuisine is excellent and more than ample.

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Rate Rs. 4/- per day all the year round exceptduring the Poojas when the rate is Rs. 5/- perday.

The best kept stables in the town are ownedby Mr. Jones who has always a large number of

good horses for hire and who is also the owner of

the only ice machine and the only gram crush-

ing plant in the town. These premises will be

found opposite the foot of Commercial Lane.

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ROUTE 8.

Railway Station. to Darjeeling Club.

Distance £ mile.

Proceed as in Route 3 as far as CommercialRow. Darjeeling Club is immediately above the

point where Mackenzie Road joins CommercialRow, and entrance may be gained either by a

flight of steps on the bank or by a narrow, path

which joins the main road about 40 yards further

south. Both steps and path bring you to ' the

north side of the main entrance.

The office is about half- way along the veranda

which runs south of the entrance, and the ‘Secrof ^ary’s room is at the extreme end of the sahie

veranda.

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This Club was originally “The Planters’ Club,”

but when made a Limited Liability Companyin 1908 the name was registered as “Darjeeling

Club Ld.”

There is a very fine billiard room with four

tables, a large and well appointed reading roomand a fair lending library.

There are stables for members’ horses andquarters for servants. Fine views of the snows and

western valleys are obtained from almost every

part of the building.

Entrance fee Rs. 70/-

Annual subscription Rs. 12/-

Monthly subscription for members residing wi th-

in Municipal or Canton-ment limits, Rs. 6/-

Ditto ... members residing with-

in 20 miles, Rs. 4/-

Ditto ... members residing out-

side 20 miles, Rs. 2/-

Ditto ... temporary members,Rs. 16/-

Ditto ... - Army and Navy Officers

above the rank of 2ndLieutenant who wish to

become temporary mem-bers, Rs. 10/-

Ditto ... under the rank of 2ndLieutenant, Rs. 5/-

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ROUTE 9.

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Railway Station to Eden Sanitarium.

Distance \ mile.

Proceed :is in Route 5 as far as the Bazaar.

Continue northwards into the open market place

and, keeping a little to your left, pass a hightrestle post on your right and enter a road bet-

ween a line of native shops and the Hindu Tem-ple. Continue in the same direction skirting

the east side of the Police parade ground and,

passing the town fire bell on your left, you enter

the path which runs up to the Sanitarium.

Turn to your left on entering the front ve-

randa and you find the office in the south-east

corner of the building.

Terms

—

First class single Rs. 8/- Double Rs. 14/-

Children Rs. 1/8 to Rs. 3/8.

Intermediate single Rs. 6/- Double Rs. 11/-

Second class Rs. 4/-

Children for Intermediate or Second Re. 1 /-

to Rs. 2/-

Third class Rs. 2/- Children /12/- to Re. 1/-

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This Sanitarium is built on a knoll which juts

from the west side of the main ridge and overlooks

the town and the whole western valley, and from

which a fine view of the snows is obtainable.

The building is a large two-storied one of

handsome appearance with wide verandas and

well ventilated jooms.

It was opened in 1883, and is named after Sir

Ashley Eden, who was then Lieutenant-Governor

of Bengal, and to whose support the existence of

the Sanitarium is mainly due.

An up-to-date Hospital and an OperatingRoom have been added which are, however, kept

quite separate and distinct from the Sani-

tarium. No medical certificate is needed for

admission to the Sanitarium, and ordinary resi-

dents do not necessarily see anything of patients

under treatment in the Hospital.

The Civil Surgeon of the District is ex-officio

Medical Superintendent and can be consulted byresidents daily. There is also a capable Medical

6fficbr residing on the premises.

Electric light has been installed throughoutand a separate building is fitted with a completeX Ray apparatus, a high frequency apparatusand other gear for special electrical treatment.The ground floor of the north wing is fitted for

billiards.

There are a number of free beds in the third

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class maintained by subscription and four free

beds are maintained for the benefit of conva-lescent patients from the Medical College andPresidency General Hospitals, Calcutta.

The kitchens and pantries with their tiled

walls, marble floors and English cooking ranges,

are a feature of the Institution and the catering

is excellent and liberal.

The grounds are spacious and well laid out andthere are good tennis and badminton courts.

Free quarters are provided for servants.

An illustrated pamphlet giving all particulars

can be obtained from the Secretary to whomapplication for admission should be addressed.

Telegrams

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Eden Darjeeling.

This Sanitarium is open from March 10th to

November 15th.

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ROUTE 10.

Railway Station to Lowis Jubilee Sani-

tarium.

Distance |of a mile.

Leave the station by the north and turn down

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Bryngwyn Road which is the first turn on yourleft and only about 40 yards from the station.

The Sanitarium is in full view from the top of

this road and only about 100 yards distant in a

straight line.

The first building on your right is the Recrea-

tion Hall which contains a fair library and a

supply of newspapers and periodicals.

Turn to your left down the path immediatelyopposite the Recreation Hall entrance and youfind the office on the ground floor of the first

building on your left which is the Superintend-

ent and Medical Officer’s quarters.

Terms

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1st Class. 2nd Class. Sid Class.

Hindu OrthodoxDepartment ... 4/- 2/12 1/8

General „ ... 5/- 4/- 1/8Phthisis Ward ... 3/- 2/-

This Sanitarium was built for the benefit of

Natives of India other than Anglo-Indians, andwas opened in 1888. The funds for the buildingwere placed at the disposal of Mr. E. E. Lowis,i. c. s., (who was then Commissioner of theRajshahi Division), by the late Maharaja GobindLai Roy of Rangpur, and the land on which it

stands was given by His Highness the late Maha-raja of Cooch Behar together with the buildingsthereon.

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The site is an excellent one commanding afine view of the snows, the grounds are spaciousand there is a good tennis court, as also afountain.

There are separate buildings containing in all

99 beds, 8 of which are reserved for females.

Thirteen of the beds are free, maintained bythe interest on private donations, (amounting to

Rs. 42,500), and during 1910, 56 diffelent patients

occupied the beds.

There wore 632 admissions in all during 1910,

45 °/Qof whom came from Calcutta, and of the total

nearly 40 °/asuffered from anaemia and debility.

The foundation stone for a large addition was

laid by Lord Carmichael on the 27th May 1912.

This new building is being constructed in

ferro-concrete and is to contain 12 bedrooms and

a sitting room.

There are separate quarters for families and a

well designed Phthisis Ward.

ROUTE 11.

Railway Station to Ada Villa BoardingEstablishment.

Distance f of a mile.

Proceed as in Route 3 as far as the Chowrasta.

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Ada Villa is one of the buildings on Observatory

Hill which is the knoll you see rising above the

Chowrasta north of the band-stand. Skirt the

west side of the Chowrasta and proceed along

West Mall for about 100 yards to the path

running up the bank on your right in a north-

easterly direction. This zigzags up to Ada Villa.

The office is in a small detached building on your

right. Rates from 31st March to 1st NovemberRupees ten per day. After 1st November andto 31st March by special arrangement. Theterms include everything—fires, electric light,

<fec. European management.Fine views of both valleys are obtained from

the house and a partial view of the snows.

The finest possible views of the snows and the

whole country side are obtained from the topof the hill which rises above the house. SeeRoute 51.

' ROUTE 12.

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Railway Station to Bellevue ResidentialHotel and Benmore Boarding establish-

ment.

Distance | of a mile.

Proceed as in Route 3 as far as Ottewill’s

Music shop in Commercial Row. Turn up to

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your right a few paces past this shop where twopaths turn off in opposite directions; take theone running north, the first bend of which over-

looks the Chowrasta, the second reach of thepath brings you in front of Bellevue, immediatelysouth of which is Benmore.The Bellevue office is in the third room along

the veranda after entering by the first porch way.

The rooms in Benmore are let out in suites

with separate kitchens and servants’ quarters

and the occupants arrange their own catering.

Applications for the suites should be madeat Alma Cottage, which is the house immedi-ately south of Benmore.

These buildings are on the ridge, south of the

Chowrasta, and command views of both vallevs

and of the snows nearly equal to those obtain-

able from Observatory Hill.

Electric light is installed.

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ROUTE 13.0

Railway Station to the Labyrinth Board-ing Establishment.

Distance \ mile.

Leave the station either by the north or south

and go up Prestage Road. One branch of this

road opens on to the Railway line, nearly oppo-

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bend, and then the entrance t-o The Labyrinth

also on your left, but on a straight part of the road.

Pass the main entrance and a bay window on

your right, and through the first doorway youfind the office.

Ivy Cottage, which is the two-storied building

immediately to the north and on a somewhathigher level, is run in connection with the Laby-rinth by Mrs. O’Flaherty. There is an entrancefrom Auckland Road to both buildings.

Rooms from Rs. 5/-

a

day.

There is a fine view of the snows and of thewestern valley.

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ROUTE 14.£

Railway Station to Sunny Bank Boabdck*Establishment for Ladies.

DlSTANCZ ~ MILE.

Proceed as in Route 5 as far «*- ^

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Continue through the Bazaar passing the Hindutemple on your left and Municipal Building Aon your right and go as far as the electric sub-station on your right, (easily recognised by thenumber of wires attached to it). Turn to yourright past this sub-station and then to your left

along by the base of a high revetment to the

ei’oss roads, continue upwards in the same direc-

tion passing the Thana on your left and Victoria

Hospital on }7our right, until }

7ou come to StruanLodge on your left. Turn to your left and pro-

ceed past Struan Lodge stables to a gate. Keepto the path on the level which takes you to

Sunny Bank. This is an establishment for lady

boarders and children only. It is under the

direction of the Sisters of Saint Joseph who keepthe place as near perfection as it is possible to

keep any boarding establishment. It is a fine

three-storied house specially designed as a Hostel

and is within a few minutes’ walk of St. Andrew’sChurch, Loreto Convent Church, the Pleasance,

the Chowrasta and the Gymkhana Club.

The accommodation is excellent and the house

is lit throughout by electric light.

Terms

—

Board and residence Rs. 4/- or Rs. 5/- a day

according to accommodation. Child under 14

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Rs. 50 a month or Rs. 2/- per day. A reduction

is made for a family or for two ladies sharing a

room.

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ROUTE 15-

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Railway Station to Central House Board-

ing Establishmentby Bazaar.

Distance ^ of a mile.

Proceed as in route 5 as far as the Bazaar.

Continue northwards between the ferro-concrete

building and the end of Lloyds Road as far as

ithe length of the ferro-concrete building, then

strike across the open square on your right to

the diagonally opposite corner and go up DarogaBazaar Road between a row of ferro-concrete

shops and some wooden shops nearly all occupied

by cloth merchants. Mohun Lall’s electric fittings

and hardware shop is a little way further up this

road on the left. Continue in the same direc-

tion up a narrower road with some native houseson the left and a grass bank on the right. Thisis part of Botauic Road, and it brings you out on

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to a wide part of Mount Pleasant Road. Continuein the same direction. Below, on your left andbeyond a lower i-oad you will see the Musjid. Alittle further on you pass above the Victoria

Hospital Buildings. Continue upwards past theend of Dispensary Road to the next turn on yourleft which is a private path leading down to

Central House. From this place there is a goodview of a large part of the town and of the

western valley. The house is fitted with electric

light and water throughout. The cuisine is

excellent, the accommodation good and terms

moderate.

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ROUTE 16.

Railway Station to Central House Board-ing Establishment by Post Office.

Proceed as in Route 6 to the north of Central

Hotel, then as Route 15 from the wide part of

Mount Pleasant Road.

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ROUTE 17.0

Railway Station to Beechwood BoardingEstablishment.

Distance § of a mile.

Proceed as in Route 3 as far as Beechwood

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House: this is the Boarding Establishment.

The entrance is off Mackenzie Road and runs upthe bank to the front veranda. The house is an

old style bungalow, standing in a fine compoundwith tennis and badminton courts: there is a

good view of the snows, the cuisine and accom-

modation are good and the terms are moderate.

The house is fitted with electric light through-

out.

ROUTE 18.

Railway Station to Alice Villa.

Distance f mile.

Proceed as in Routes 15 or 16 but instead of

turning down to Central House continue upMount Pleasant Road to the cross roads. AliceVilla fills the north angle of the cross: enter at

apex of the angle and go along the west side

of the building. The entrance is at the southend of the long glazed veranda. The house is

fitted throughout with electric light the cuisine

is good; French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanishand English are spoken by the Manageress. Thereare good views of the town and the wpei.orn

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valley and the house is close to the Mall, thePleasance, the English Church and the Gym-khana Club.

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ROUTE lg.

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Railway Station to Annaxdale.

Distance ~ of a mile.

Leave the Railway station by the south andproceed south along the railway road /or about

500 yards to Mahtab Chand Road on your left:

the entrance to Annandale is a few yards up this

road on your left The building is two-storied,

the apartments are airy and comfortable. Lodg-ings can be had with or without board and the

terms are very moderate. Good views are to be

had of the snows.

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ROUTE 20.

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Railway Station to St. Paul’s School forBoys.

Distance ^ mile.

Proceed as in Route 13 but instead of turning

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into the Labyrinth, continue up Prestage Roadpast the cross road to Auckland Road. Turn to

your right and proceed along Auckland Roadabout 50 yards, then turn up Mackintosh Roadon your left. A little way up this road you turn

sharp round on your left up Elysee Road. Con-tinnp nn ^ n (-,

id

Is,

Page 25, line 10, for right read left. 1S

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is

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ground.

St. Paul’s School was founded in Calcutta in

1 845 and was moved to Darjeeling in 1864. It

has been built on a splendid site on the ridge

south of the main part of the town. The land

was purchased from 'Mr. Brian Hodgson, andwhen Sir Joseph Hooker stayed with that gentle-

man in 1848, he described the view from this

site as “One quite unparalleled for the scenery it

embraces, commanding confessedly the grandestknown landscape of snowy mountains in theHimalaya, and hence in the world.”

The school is one of the best in India; thebuildings are excellent and the list of Governorsincludes the names of many of the highestOfficers in the Bengal Government, and is

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headed by that of the Most Reverend the LordBishop of Calcutta.

The Rector and the Masters are all either

Cambridge or Oxford men.

The Civil Surgeon of Darjeeling is the Medi-cal Officer, and the school employs a Steward, twoMatrons and a Hospital Nurse.

Terms

—

Inclusive of Board, Tuition, Medical Attend-ance, Repairs of clothes and washing.

For each Boarder ... Rs. 50/- per month.

„ „ Day boy (under 12) „ 20/- „

» ». „ (over 12) „ 30/- „

The school is lit throughout with electric

light.

ROUTE 22.

Railway Station to St. Joseph’s Collegefor BOYS.

Distance 2& miles.

Proceed as in Route 5 as far as the Bazaar

;

continue northwards along the main road, pass-

ing between the Hindu temple on your left and

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Building A on your right, then between the

Rrahmo Somaj on your left and the old Kutcheryon your right, then between two Market building?.

The road you are on is the Military road to

Lebong Cantonments, and you follow it for 2

miles passing on your left the Loreto Convent,

the Kutchery, Happy Valley Tea Estate, part of

the Cemetery, Diocesan Girls’ School play-ground,

the north end of Victoria Road, the south endof Singtom Road, Singamnri Busti, Singamari

House and the top of Tukvar Road. On the

right you pass the Roman Catholic Presbytery (a

fine building high above the road) and nothingmore of importance till you come to the Cemetery,the main portion of which rises above LebongRoad up to Birch Hill Road. Beyond the Ceme-tery you come to the Diocesan Girls’ High School, nfine block of buildings standing high above theroad. From this school on to St, Joseph’s thebauk on your right is covered with forest. Theschool gate is just beyond the top of TukvarRoad.

These handsome buildings form a hollow square,

300 feet long by 300 feet wide;the quadrangle is

a very fine one, the class rooms are lofty and well-

ventilated, the dormitories are well-arranged,

large and airy, the sanitary arrangements are

excellent, the play-grounds are the finest in

Darjeeling and everything in and about the

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place is as clean as a new pin. The whole placeis lit by electric light.

The original school was called St. Joseph’s

Seminary, and, from about 1877 to 1888, it washeld in Sunny Bank, below the Bengal Secreta-

riat. In 1888 it was taken over by the Jesuit

Fathers and continued in the same place until the

new buildings were opened at North Point in 1892.

The new site was given by the Bengal

Government and funds for the buildings were

raised by subscription.

Terms

—

Boarders ... ... ... Rs. 40/- monthly.

Day scholars ... ... „ 10/- „

Special Department.Boarders Rs. 45/- monthly.

Parlour boarders ... „ 100/- „

Day scholars ... ... „ 20/- „

A reduction of Rs. 5/- on the monthly fees will

be made in favour of each brother.

ROUTE 23 .

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Railway Station to Diocesan Girls’ HighSchool.

Distance H miles.

Proceed as in Route 22 to the point where the

Diocesan school- is mentioned.

The entrance is by a path which cuts up the

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bank on vonr right from the extreme south-west

corner of the school clearing. The buildings,

which were completed in 1904, are prettily

situated on the wooded western slope of Birch

Hill;the class rooms and dormitories are commo-

dious and well-ventilated; the sanitary arrange-

ments are excellent; everything is scrupulously

clean, while the affectionate relationship

between the Sisters-in-charge and the school

gii'ls shows the sympathetic and motherly under-

standing of the Management and the high

standard of efficiency attained proves the excel-

lence of the teaching.

The school is under the management of the

Sisters of the Community of St. John Baptist,

Clewer, England, who are assisted by a compe-tent staff of trained resident teachers, and the

Civil Surgeon of Darjeeling is the MedicalOfficer. The Governors are the Lord Bishop of

Calcutta and the Archdeacon of Calcutta.

Terms

—

Boarders above 12 years ... Rs. 45/- monthly.

„ under „ „ ... 40/-

Day scholars Form V ... ., 15/- „

„ Form IV, III, II „ 10/- „

„ „ Form I and Tran-sition ... „ 8/-

„ „ ,

Infants..

... „ 3/- „

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Boys under 10 are admitted on the sameterms.

Where two or more Boarders are of the samefamily a reduction of Rs. 3/- per month is madefor each child after the first.

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ROUTE 24.*~0

Railway Station to Loreto Convent School.

Distance f mile.

Proceed as in Route 22 as far as the north

ends of the two market buildings between whichyou pass, then turn down the path to your left

and follow it for a little way to where it branches

at a concrete bridge, take the level path to your

right, which runs in on the level, through an

ornamental wooden arch, to the school buildings.

The main entrance is through a porchway on the

west side. The class rooms are large and airy

and the dormitories exceptionally fine. There is

a spacious hall at the north end of the main

block, and, connected to this by a covered way

there is a long building containing 16 pianos

which has been specially erected for teaching

pianoforte music. A covered way leads from the

west end of the music room to the play-ground.

There is a separate Infirmary building under the

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cave of an experienced Sister, and the Civil

Surgeon of Darjeeling is the Medical Officer.

“ The primary object of this Institution is to

give the pupils a sound moral training, while

devoting special attention to their intellectual

development. The character of the pupils is

carefully studied;they are taught by reasoning

to correct their errors, and are gradually formed to

habits of regularity and order. Day and night

they are under the supervision of the nuns.”

The previous paragraph is taken from the

school prospectus. Personal observation shewsthat the children are very happy under it all

and the very human sympathy which the nunspossess in no small measure goes a long way to

promote the intellectual development to whichthe children certainly attain.

Terms

—

Boarders, Us, 40/- monthly.

ROUTE 25.0

Railway Station to Queen’s Hill SchoolFOR GIRLvS.

Distance ^ of a mile.

Proceed as in Route 19 but, inst'

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in at Annandale gate, continue up Mali tabChain! Road to the school gate which is about.

150 yards further up the road. This school is

governed by the American Methodist Mission

:

its aim is “To meet the educational needs of

Protestant children whose parents are in India”and “ it is founded upon a high sense of obliga-

tion for Christian service while offering advanta-

ges for physical and mental culture,”—so runs

the prospectus and the claims are justified byresults. The training, moral, mental and physi-

cal, is excellent, the food is good and the children

are well cared for. The buildings command a

full view of the western valley and of the snows

and the site is absolutely safe.

Terms

—

Boarder ... ... ... Rs. 40/- monthly.

Missionaries’ children... ... „ 35/- „

Day pupils-—StandardsV toVII „ 15/- „

„ „ II, III and IV... „ 10/- „

„ „ I and Kindergarten 6/- „

Day hoarder’s breakfast or dinner 8/- „

ROUTE 26.

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Railway Station to Govt. Zilla School.

Distance ^ of a mile.

Proceed as in Route 10 as far as the Lowis

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Jubilee Sanitarium Recreation Hall. Continuedown the main road to where it joins Ferndala

Road. Turn to your left and proceed along

Ferndale Road for about 160 yards to the Zilla

school entrance. The school buildings are below

the road on the old Ferndale site, and the school

is a combination of the old Bhufcia boarding

school, which stood on the site of the Eden Sani-

tarium, Resident Doctor’s quarters, and of the old

Zilla school, which occupied the site above the

Cart Road east of the Goods station.

The old Bhutia school first opened in 1874and the old Zilla school about 1860. They com-bined in 1901 and give accommodation for sevenBhutia boarders who are maintained by Govern-ment arid for about 100 day scholars.

New Hostels are now under construction, andwhen these are complete there will be accommo-dation for 55 boarders.

Besides receiving a sound general educationthe pupils are taught English, Tibetan andHindi, the purpose of the school being to train

boys for Government service.

Fees for the different classes are as follows:

—

Class 1 ... Rs. 3/-

„ 2 ... „ 2/12

„ 3 ... „ 2/8

„ 4 ... „ 2/-

Class 5 ... Rs. 1/8

„ 6 ... „ 1/4

» 7 A ... „ 1 /-

„ 7 B ... „ 1/-

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ROUTE 27.

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Railway Line to Rockingham Girls’ School.

Distance } mile.

Passengers for t.his school get out of the train

at a point a little over a mile south of Darjeeling,

and must arrange with the Guard to stop thetrain at the foot of West Point Road. Proceed

up this road past Francis Villa and Alice Cotuntil within 30 yards of the top where a path on

your left leads down to the school.

The building, sometime Hollywood, now Rock-

ingham school, is -well built and on a good site

;

there is a nice play-ground with see-saw, swings,

&c., and little plots ivhere the children can p!ay

at gardening. Miss Cox, the Lady Principal,

attends personally to the domestic arrangements;

the children are well cared for in every way and

enjoy all the comforts of home whilst acquiring

a thorough grounding for higher education.

Terms

—

Boarders, Rs. 450/- for term of 9 months.

Sister or young brother, Rs. 423/- for term of

9 months.

Infant? of any age are received at spcrial

ra te*>\

ROUTE 28.

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Railwav Like to Miss Twextyman's Darjee-ling Home School for Young Ladies.

Distance J, mile.

Proceed ns in Route 27. Instead of turning

down to Rockingham you may either proceed to

the top of West Point Road or cut up the steps

and path on your right. Both ways take you to

Auckland Road and in either case you turn to

your right and go along Auckland Road for about*300 yards from the top of West Point Road, or

about 200 yards from the stepped path and, pass-

ing Assyhne Villa on your right, you reach the

entrance to Miss Twentyman’s Darjeeling HomeSchool for Young Ladies, also on your right.

The school house is well built and is pleasant-

ly situated on a safe site from which fine views

of the western valley and of the snows are

obtainable.

The children are kindly treated and receive a

good English educatior ' e~

adapted /or children coining from the plains torecruit, their health.

Terms—

Boarders over 12

„ under 12 ...

Day scholars over 12

„ „ under 12

Kindergarten

Rs. 40/- monthly.

35/-

8/-

61-

5/-

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ROUTE 29.

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Railway Station to the Maharani School,Oak Lodge.

Distance f mile.

Pioceed as in Route 2 as far as Harman’s Road

or you can go by Route 3 to where the road joins

beyond Hingun & Sons’ shop, and then instead of

keeping straight on turn sharp round to your

right and proceed up to and along Auckland

Road to the foot of Harman’s Road, the point to

which Route 2 brings you. Proceed up Harman’s

lvoad passing Sligo Hall and tin- foot of Rock-ville Road on \ our loft and Auckland Villas on

your right for a distance of about. 200 yards from

Auckland Road where the path to Oak Lodgeturns sharply hack on your left. The house is

about, 100 yards along this path.

The Maharnni* school was started in Septem-ber 1908 as a free flay school for Bengali child-

ren resident, in Darjeeling, but, in 1909 it, wasmade a residential school for Indian girls as well.

The boarders are treat,ed with motherly care,

and all the children are carefully instructed andappear to make good progress, particularly in

English.

Terms

—

Boarders ... ... Rs. 80/- monthly.Children of visitors pay fees at the rate of

Rs. 2/- for the lower classes and Rs. 9/- (or thehigher classes.

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through these gates you find a small building onyour left in which the visitors' book is kept. Inthis you enter your name, address in Dar-jeeling, occupation and date of departure fromDarjeeling, if you wish to pay your respects to

His Excellency the Governor. Strangers should

not go beyond this point without an invitation.

The building is 350 yards north of the gate and

is a picturesque two story house in rustic style

built in 1879. In 1910 a Guest House was built

in the same style near it, and preparations are

now (1912) being made to build staff quarters

on the west side of the main building.

This site was originally granted to a Mr.

Edward Hepper in 1840 who transferred it to

Sir Thomas E. Turton in September of the sameyear. The latter gentleman appears to have

built on it the house called Solitaire which was

removed in 1878 to make way for The Shrub-

bery or Government House as it is now called.

The mound to the north of the house, now occu-

pied by the cricket pavilion, is marked Caulfield

Hill on the old maps, and the cricket ground was

Lochinvar location. The grounds south of the

house occupy the old locations of Chestnut Hill,

Storms Hill, Watson’s Hill, Diclcen’s Hill (where

the flag-staff now is), and Holiday Hall near the

gate.

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ROUTE 3I

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Ohowrasta to Durbar Hall.

Distance £ mile.

Proceed as- in Route 30 as far as the triangle,

but instead of making for Government Housegates, keep straight on skirting the west side of

the triangle, and proceed * along West Birch Hill

Road for about 400 yards to where a path turns

in on your right. Government House groundsextend the whole way on your right, and on yourleft, below the road, you pass first Erina Lodge,then Government House stables and then CoochBehar Estate Office, opposite which point youturn in on your right by the path noted above.

Keep straight on up the path to the north to

the open space, turn sharp round to your right

and you see the Durbar, Hall. This is a notvery elegant, two-storied building used mainly as aball-room for which purpose it is, on state occa-

sions, much too small. It will, however, probablybe enlarged before this Guide is published, so nomore,need be said of it.

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ROUTE 32.

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Chowrasta to Bengal Secretariat.

Distance | of a mile.

Leave the Chowrasta by Thorn Road and goon to the cross roads, take the road diagonally

opposite; this is Meadow Bank Road and leads

you between Alice Villa on your right andSunny Bank on your left to the Secretariat path

which takes off on your right where MeadowBank Road turns to the right.

The building is three-storied, built of local

Gneiss set in “soorkie” mortar which gives it areddish appearance, and the following Govern-ment Officials have offices in it :

—

Ground floor ... Chief Secretary to Govern-ment.

Under-Secretary, Political

and Appt. Depts.

Secretary, Revenue and Ge-neral Departments.

Under-Secretary, Revenueand General Departments.

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Political and Appt. Depart*

ment Offices.

Secretariat Library.

First floor ... Secretary, P. W. D.

Undcr-Secretaty,P. W. D.

Consulting Architect to

Government.Inspector-General of Civil

Hospitals.

P. \V. Department Office.

Geneml Department Office.

Revenue Department Office.

Skcond floor ... Secretary, Financial and Mu-nicipal Departments.

Under-Secretary, Financial

and Municipal Depart-ments.

Financial Department Office.

Municipal Department Office.

Accountant.

ROUTE 33 .

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Chowrasta to Cutchery.

Distance of a mile.

Proceed as in Route 32, but continue along

uA! onflow Bank Road for about 230 yards, thenI urn sharp lound to your left down CutcheryRoad which zigzags down to Lchong Road. CrossLobong Road ami you see the Cutchery below

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you. Paths lead down to it from each end. It.

is a two-storied building and the plans show thearrangement of offices.

Travellers may cash currency notes at the

Treasury.

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ROUTE 34.

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Clio tvhasta to Municipal Office.

Distance h mile.

Leave Chowrasta by Commercial Row and

proceed along it for about 250 yards, passing on

your right Drum Druid Hotel, St. Patricks,

Smith Stanistreet (Chemists), Boseck (Jewellers),

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., (Drapers), then Com-mercial Lane branches off with Mrs. Jones’ shop,

(Confectionery), at the top, then Mrs. Ottewill,

(Milliner), Partridge, (Chemists), Hall and

Anderson, (Drapers), Mitchell & Co., (Tailors),

Eroom, (Sporting goods), Newman & Co.,

(Booksellers and Stationers), Burlington Smith,

(Photographer).

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ROUTE 35 .

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Chowbasta to Post and Telegraph Offices.

Distance £ mile.

Proceed as in Route 34 as far as the cross roads,

tm-n sharp round to your right and proceed downPost Office Road for about 50 yards to where the

Post Office path turns down to the left. ThePost Office is a two-storied building set in a hole

in the steep hill-side. You cross a little woodenbridge to the veranda of the upper stoiy whereyou find primitive letter boxes and guardedwindow holes.

Through a trap door in the veranda floor you

descend a ladder to the Telegraph Office windowwhere you have difficulty in finding sufficient

room to write out your telegram. About mid-day

the upper veranda is crowded with Chaprassees

waiting for the mail letters, and it is sometime

difficult to get any business done at that time.

ROUTE 36 .

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Chowrasta to St. Andrew’s Church.

Distance ~ of a mile.

Proceed along West Mali for about 350 yards

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to where the public path runs up to the Church

and Gymkhana Club.

Proceed up this path to where it opens out on

to the Club compound, turn square to your right,

proceed a fesv paces and turn again to your

right; a few paces more bring you into the

Church porchway.

The following account of this Church has been

very kindly written for this Guide by Canoq

Wickens :

—

The foundation of St. Andrew’s Church was

laid on St. Andrew’s Day, November 30th, 1843.

It was built by Captain Bishop to accommodate

150 persons and cost Ks. 9,000- It was openedfor Divine Service in October 1844 and wasnever consecrated. It appears to have beenbuilt of brick, stuccoed orer and white-washed,but the bricks must have been very bad, for onefinds constant complaints of the dampness of theChurch.

In 1862 Bishop Cotton szid that the Churchwas in a very had state of repair and advised thatit should be rebuilt On September 28th, 1867.at 6-30 A. 3L, the tower of the Church fell in aaathe shock rendered the whole building unsrfe-

It was then resolved to build a new Chrrr—the old site to held 809 persons, butwent slowly, srd :t not till

1 "" -c"‘ ffCthat Bishop YS.-z.zn laid the Oj< V’

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calif* if, because the work was loo for advancedfor it to be called a Foundation Stone. It, wasa plain, simple building without a tower onaccount of expense and for fear of earthquakes,and cost Rs. 31,940 : § of which was raised bysubscription and £ was given by Government.

It was consecrated on May 1st, 1873, byBishop Milman. The tower with peal of 5 bells

and the small building now used by the verger

were erected in 1883 and cost. Rs. 19,780.

The North and South Transepts with porches

were added in 1897 and cost Rs. 25,122. Withregard to the interior fittings and ornaments of

the Church, it may be remarked that, with the

exception of the seating arrangements, every-

thing has been provided by the liberality of

private donors.

The Font, Pulpit and Reading Desk were erect-

ed in memory of the beautiful Lady Canning,

wife of the first Viceroy of India, to commemorateher visit to Darjeeling just before her lamented

death.

The Organ, provided by subscriptions and built

by Messrs. Henry Willie & Co., was played for

the first time on Easter Day, April 1st, 1877.

The East Window was provided by subscriptions

and the two beautiful little windows near the

Font were given by the children of Darjeeling.

The handsome Altar of red and white Jeypore

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marble was the gill of a parishioner to whomthe Church is also indebted for (.he north porch

and many other benefactions.

The Church contains many tablets on the

walls in memory of former worshippers, amongwhich may be mentioned one to the memory of

Major-General Lloyd to whom the Church andDarjeeling owe so much, and another to Sir

Charles Allen, a distinguished member of the

Indian Civil Service and a zealous churchman.The Church accommodates about 450 : all the

seats being free.

Nervirrs are held at the following times :

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Sunday, 7-30 A. M. Holy Communion and onthe 1st Sunday of the month also at noon.

11a. m. Matbins and Sermon.3-30 p. M. Children’s Service.

6 P. m. Evensong and Sermon.

Week days. 8-15 A. m. Mattins.

6 p. at. Evensong.

Holy days and Thursdays. 7-30 a. m. HolyCommunion.

ROUTE 37.

( ’jimvn.vsTA to St. Colu.m i:a’s Church(Scotch Kirk.)

Distance ^ or a .milk.

Proceed as in Route 34 as Far as the point,

where that route turns down. Instead of turning’

down.' keep to the upper marl on the level on

your left. This is Auckland Road: proceed along

it for about 800 yards to where Woodlands Roadbranches downwards and in the same direction on

your rigid. This road runs to a cross road whereyou turn sharp round to your right into Prestage

Road which zigzags down to the Church door.

Along Auckland Road you pass the following

buildings and roads:

—

0v your left.

!

On your rit/Jif.

Auckland Villa No. ].

„ „ No. 2.

Rhododendron Villa

No.'2.

Harman's Road.

Rhododendron Villa

No 1.

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On your left.j

On your right.

Auckland Villa No. 3.

„ „ Na 4.

Beech wood House Gate.

Rheinstein,

Road to Altamont Villas.

Donkya Villa No. 1.

„ „ No. 2.

Ulick Villa No. ].

,, . ..No. 2.

Salt Hill Road.

Kopje.

White House.Banstead Road.

Memorial Hall.

Union Church.

Do. Ivy Cottage entrance.

Woodlands Road.

The Rev. H. C. Duncan, m. a., has kindly written

the following account for the Guide :

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The foundation stone of St. Colmnba’s Churchwas laid on Christmas Eve 1892, by R. M.Waller, Esq., C. S., Deputy Commissioner, and the

Church was opened on Sunday, Mav 15th. 1894.

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The total cost of the building, including fu

nishing was Rs. 20,626. Of this sum nearly hawas contributed by the Europeans of Darjeelinand district, while the balance was contributefrom Scotland. The bell was the gift of the TePlanters of the district and the organ was th

gift of friends mostly connected with the TeIndustry in Darjeeling and in Calcutta.

At first a part of the building was screened of

and used for the Mission Primary School. Thi.

arrangement continued until 1906, when th<

Turnbull School was built, and in 1907 tin

Church was enlarged and, at the same time

beautified by the inclusion of the whole available

space. The Church provides seating accommo-dation for 300. It was built primarily for the

use of the Nepali Christian Congregation con-

nected with the Scots Mission, but at first a

monthly service for Europeans was also conducted

and latterly at least one English service every

Sunday has been held in addition to the Nepali

and Hindi services.

From time to time memorial tablets have

been erected to commemorate Europeans and

Indians who have been specially connected with

the Church, and in 1911 a beautiful stained glass

window was presented by Mrs. Lennox of Goomtee

Tea Estate “ in remembrance of the family of

Peterson Lennox Blackwood."

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Proceed down the Convent path, turn to yourright, cross the covered way and turn to yourleft round the corner of the building.

Proceed to the extreme south end of the blockof building where the Church is situated.

This Church was built in 1893 on the site of

the old Loreto Chapel.

Hours of Service :• —Sundays.

1st Mass, 7 a. m.

Parochial Mass and Sermon, 9 a. hi.

Hymn, Sermon and Benediction, 5-30 p. hi.

Week Days.1st Mass, 6-30 P. M.

2nd Mass, 7-30 p. hi.

On the 1st Friday'—Stations of the Cross

and Benediction, 5-30 P. Jr.

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ROUTE 39-• o

Cuowrasta to Union Churcii.

Distance 1- mile.

Proceed as in Route 37 which takes you past

this Church. It is on your right and about 600

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yards along Auckland Road from the south endof Commercial Row.

Tt was built in 1869 as a place of worship for

any section of the Protestant Church, but it is

now in the hands of the American Methodist

Mission, though Ministers of other denominations

are still welcomed.

Hours of Service:

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Sunday morning ... ... 11 a. m.

„ evening ... ... 5 p. m.Sunday School in Memorial Hall. 8-46 p. m.

Week-evening Prayer Service :

Wednesday ... ... ... 5 o’clock.

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ROUTE 40.

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Uhowrasta to Buddhist Monastery.

Distance t of a mile.i)

Leave the Chowrasta by Rungeet Road whichzigzags down to the Monastery path, passing the

following places :— .

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On the left.

Stepaside Gate.

E. Birch Road.

Busti.

Bhutea Lane.

The Buddhist. Girls’

School at first bend.

W. Lebong Road at

third bend.

On the right.

Police huts.

Dant Koti.

Ida Villa Gate.

Nirvana Gate.

Mall Villa I.

Mall Villa 3, 4 and 5.

Shelter seat.

BhuteaZigzag to Scotch

Mission School.

Bhutea Road, a little

bevond second bend.

Road to Monastery, 70

yards below third

bend.

This monastery originally stood on Obsci .

tory Hill, but was removed to its present site >

arrangement with the Tibetan Community.

Xtfs a two-storied building with stone walls

and corrugated iron roof. The entrance faces

east; on the south side of it. there is a row of

seven prayer wheels and on the north side a rowof six wheels.

The lattice door opens on t.o a vestibule or

recessed veranda with a prayer wheel, about six'

feet high, in the north end. The main door of

the temple opens opposite the outer lattice door,

and inside there is an altar directly opposite the

doors with figures of the Buddha, trumpets, lamps,

cups, bells and other things on it..

In pigeon holes in the side walls are a numberof books, each one consisting of a bundle of

printed leaves clamped between wooden boards

and wrapped in cloths.

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ROUTE 41 .

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Chowiiasta to Hindu Temple.

Distance ~ of a mile.i)

Proceed as in Route 34 which takes you pastthe entrance to the Temple. Hindus only areadmitted. The building is one of the oldest in

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Darjeeling, and* was in existence, without thesurrounding wail, in 185]. It was founded bvRanjit Sing, an army Subadar, employed in thelocal Police force, who elected the building

entirety at his own expense, on land given bvGovernment, and himself assisted the masons in

their work. He aPo endowed it with Rs. 2000/-.

a sum which is still held by a local Manvari to

the Temple credit, 6 °/Q

per annum being paid.

Ranjit Sing made the Temple and its manage-ment over to a “ Panchavat ” which at present

consists of Marwaris, Beharis and up eountiy

people, and it is Hindus of these classes whomake most use of the Temple; the Beharis, par-

ticularly, who are mostly Government and Muni-cipal Peons, taking immense delight in singing

there ever}7 Sunday. It is to be hoped that the

invocations of the occupants of neighbouring

houses do not entiiely neutralise their vociferous

appeals to Krishna.

One member of the “Panchavat” is entrusted

with the distribution of the Temple charity.

This is done by giving mendicants and poor

travellers chits on a Modi for food stuffs, and

these chits are honoured monthly bj' the TempleTreasurer.

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ROUTE 42.

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Chowrasta to Brahmo Somaj.

Distance ? oe a mile.<»

Proceed :is in Route 32 as far as the cross

roods. Turn round to your left down MountPleasant Road, then sharp round to you r right

down Dispensary Road to Struan Lodge gate,

when you turn sharp round to your left andcontinue down Dispensary Road past Victoria

Hospital to the cross roads. Take Lai Digi

Road, which is the one opposite, and proceed

along it, passing Lai Digi spring and bathingplace and a high revetment on the left andNo. 1 Market below on the right. Turn to the

right between No. 1 Market and Old Kutcheryand then half left across the Cart Road to wherea steep road rises from it between the HinduTemple and Brahmo Somaj.

The entrance to the Brahmo Somaj is on yourright at the junction.

This place stands on Municipal land, part of

which was given to the Brahmo authorities in

January 1878 by the Deputy Commissioner

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without reference to the Municipal Commission-ers in Meeting. Mr. Trent,ler, a Municipal Com-missioner, drew attention to the matter, and theland was given rent free for so long as it is usedfor a place of worship.

The building was completed in 1879; Mr. T. N.Chakra varti, then Head Master of the BhuteaBoarding School, taking a leading part in its

construction and 'management.

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ROUTE 43.

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Chowrasta to the Jamma Musjid.

Distance j mile.

Leave the Chowrasta by Thorn Road and go

on to the cross roads, then turn sharp round to

your left and proceed down Mount Pleasant

Road to the point where it splits into three.

Take the narrow road leading down on your

right (Botanic Garden Road), then the second turn

sharp round to your right into Ballen Villa Road,

a few paces down which you find the Musjid

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gate on your right. This place is said to havebeen built when Mi. Wake was Superintendent,

of Darjeeling, the builders being Naser Ali Khan,Daroga Salamat Ali, Munshee Tarikulia andothers, most of whom were Government Officers.

It is not shewn on Sherwill's map, dated 1851,

but is shewn as a small building on a map,dated 1862.

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ROUTE 44 .

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Chowiiasta to Chota Musjid.

Distance | of a mile.

Proceed as in Route 34, as far as the foot of

Lloyds Road. Turn round to your left andproceed across the Cart Road to the south endof Municipal Building D.

Turn half right and proceed down FerndaleRoad to the point where it is joined by Conser-vancy Road, where you turn sharp round to theright and see the Chota Musjid a few pacesforward, where Conservancy Road is joined byForrest Road.

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Part of the land on which this place stands, call-

ed Mooskhil Lodge location, was bought from Mr.Doyle in- 1880 by Munshee Sheikh Sabdulla,

Sheikh Kasim Ali and others, who split from the

Jama Musjid party and built a temporary place

of worship here. 2800 sq. feet of the land

belonged to the Municipality and was leased to

them a few years later.

The existing building was erected about 1890.

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ROUTE 45.

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Chowrasta to Gymkhana Club.

Distance — of a mile.

Proceed as in Route 30 which takes you past

the entrance to this Club. The path is the

same as that to St. Andrew’s Church and takes

you into the Club compound with the dandy-

shed and stables on your right and the main

entrance 'in front of you.

The plan shews the arrangement of buildings

and courts.

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Scale of Subscriptions.

^ The entrance tees for all permanent membersare as follows:

—

For a single member Rs. 20, immediately on

election, and further sum of Rs. 10 the following

month.For a family of two or more persons Rs. 30,

immediately on election, and further sum of

Rs. 15 the following month.

Subscriptions payable in advance will be

levied accotding to the following scale with the

proviso that periods of 15 days or under in anyone month shall not be chargeable, except

during the Dooiga Pooja Holidays:

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Monthly Subscription for permanent membersliving within the local cantonments or municipal

limits.

Single member ... ... R,s. 10Family of two persons ... ... „ 15Family of more than two persons Rs. 15

+ 5 for every additional member.

Annual Subscription payable in advance on1st January of each year for persons living out-

side local cantonments or municipal limits, but

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within Darjeeling District.

Single member ... ... Rs. l!

Family of two persons ... ... „ if

Family of more than two persons Rs. If

plus 6 for every additional member.

Temporary members for periods of 15 days or under.

Single member ... ... ... Rs. 15

Family of two persons ... ... „ 20Family of more than two persons Rs. 20

plus 5 for every additional member.

Temporary members for periods of one month.

Single member ... ... ... Rs. 25

Family of 2 persons ... ... „ 30

Family of more than 2 persons Rs. 30

plus 5 for every additional member.

Temporary members for periods longer than 1 month.

Single member ... ... ... Rs. 20

Family of 2 members ... ... „ 25

Family of more than 2 persons Rs. 25

plus 5 for every additional member.

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at 1 /-Iim||o. Tin- Dmjff linir Races ami <l\mlvhu-

na*. atf airanoed by tin- ('lab.

This ( 'lab i- i| fsccntlf <1 fi om tin* old Aiun-'f-

uifiii (’lab. wliifli f\ol\ftl lioin tin- wtech of llu-

still oldt-r ICi . 1 lainuii-nl ( 'ommit Iff, whosej »t « »-

]i'-il\ wav taki-n <»\ff by tin- M unieijialit v in

DS7H.

Thflf appeals |o haw- been a Tlu-al to attacliod

to tin- old Tlianua building, which was dis-

mantii-d in ! .Stitt. In ltt75 the old Serai or meat,

tnatkf t was converted into Assembly Rooms andt lu*;d 11*. This was called “The Assemble Rooms”

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;iml was a long single-storied building with alittle theatre for 90 people and assembly roomfor 200 people. It was used for Municipal,Masonic and other meetings and is still in exist-

ence as the ground floor of the Secretariat Press

now known as the Old Cutcherry.

In 1878 it was exchanged for the present.

Town Hall, which was then the Deputy Commis-sioner’s Cutcherry, and in 1883 the MunicipalCommissioners agreed that the Town Hall be let

to the Station Amusement Club at Rs. 1,S00/-

per annum, on condition that the Municipal

Chairman might hold a public meeting in it, at

any time, on giving three days’ notice. The rent

has since been reduced to Rs. 1,200/-.

In January 1909 the Club was converted into

limited liability Company and called “TheDarjeeling Gymkhana Club Ld.”

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ROUTE 46.

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Chowrasta to Forstmann's Rink.

2Distance -= of a mile.

f>

Proceed as in Route 34. to the cross roads, but.

DandyShed!

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Stable.

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i'o Church

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instead of turning round to Lloyds Road, keep

straight on towards the south down Mackenzie

Road, passing Messrs. Hingun and Sons’ Tailor

shop and Ruby Hall on your right and Rhodo-dendron Villas and Beechwood House on your

left, to Philosophers’ Lane, which is a private path

on your left where the main road takes a big

betid. The entrance to the Rink is a few paces

along this lane on your right.

It was built in 1904 by Mr. C. Forstmann, the

owner of Upper Beechwood Estate, and is used as

a theatre as well as a rink. Popular carnivals are

held in it during the season.

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ROUTE 47 .

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Chowrasta to Hindu Public Hall.

Distance £ mile.

Proceed as in Route 34 as far as the trestle

post in the open market. Tutn to your left at

this point and proceed across the market to the

north-west corner, where you enter Jail Road,and passing the north end of Municipal Build-

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ing G and Kinchin View on your left, yon comein sight of the Hindu Public Hail, which is n fair-

sized building of stone and corrugated iron onyour right.

In response to an appeal from the HinduDhanna Sava in 181)0, the land on which this

building stands was given lent free bj7 the Muni-cipality to the Bengalee Hindus for the purposeof social and religious gatherings and meetings.

A meeting of the Bengali Hindus was then

held at which a Committee of 16 was formed andfive trustees were appointed with Mr. M. N.Banerjee as Secretary.

Very little more was done till 1894, when,under pressure from the Municipality, work wasbegun on a Public Hall which was completed in

1895. The Darjeeling Public Library was locat-

ed therein;the place was fitted with a stage and

good use made of it up till 30th April 1906,

when it was burnt to the ground. The founda-

tion of a new Hall was laid by Sir AndrewFraser on 16th October 1907 ;

this was completed

in 1908 and is the Hall now in existence.

It is used for theatricals, cinematographic and

musical performances; public lectures are given

in it and religious celebrations are held in it.

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ROUTE 48.

Chowrasta to Victoria Hospital.

Distance 500 yards.

Route 42 Dikes you past this place which is a

Charitable Hospital and Dispensary belonging

to the Municipality.

It is in charge of a Resident Doctor, who is

under the supervision of the Civil Surgeon, andthere is a Committee of Management, the mem-bers of which are not necessarily Municipal

Commissioners.

This Committee was first formed in 1870, andthe Hospital building was made over to the

Municipality by Government in 1882. Thisbuilding was the Lock Hospital and was what is

now the Thanna a few yards west of Victoria

Hospital. This building will probably soon beagain attached to the Hospital, as arrangementshave been made for its acquisition for extension.

It was for a time a Police Hospital, but since

1889 has been used as the Police Thanna.In 1888 when Rash Behari Das took over

charge, the Hospital was a very small place withonly 10 beds, but during the 12 years of his service,

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it was greatly enlarged and the accommodationincreased to 30 beds. The title of Rai Bahadurwas conferred on Rash Behari Das by Govern-ment in recognition of his good work.

The present incumbent, Nibaran Chandia Sen,

took over charge in 1899, and has been madeRai Sahib for his very excellent work. Thenumber of indoor patients has increased fourfold

during his time, and outdoor patients threefold :

the equipment and sanitary arrangements hau*

been brought up to date, electric light has been

installed and training classes have been opened.

The buildings have been greatly extended and

vastly improved, but they are not suitably

designed for Hospital work.

The nursing is in the very capable hands of

two Cluny Sisters.

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ROUTE 49 .

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Chowrasta to Fire Station'.

Distance l mile.

Proceed as in Route 34 to the foot of Liovds

Road. Cross the Cart Road, pass through the

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archway in the middle of Municipal Building 1)

and turn to your left. The Fire Station is in

temporary quartets in shops 10 to 13 in Building

n.

The apparatus consists of two manual fire

engines, about 6000 feet of 2f" hose, two fire

ladders, two hose carts, a general utility cart anda number of branch pipes, nozzles, axes, hatchets

and other tools.

Two Nepali watchmen are in constant attend-

ance and live on the premises.

The station is connected to a Fire alarm sys-

tem, and it is also the central station for the

Municipal telephone service.

No special precautions were taken against fire

previous to 1872, when the Police, who were at

that time under Municipal control, wore supplied

with some rope, grapnels, buckets and kookries.

In 1884 Captain Power proposed that the

Municipality should get a fire engine, but ibis

was not done till some years later. A second

engine was bought in 1901, and a few fire

hydrants were fitted, but in 1904 all the fire

appliances were found in a neglected condiiion,

and it was then decided to form a VolunteerFire Brigade. Mr. Clare, the Chief Engineer of

the Calcutta Fire Brigade, was invited to come to

Darjeeling, and he and the Municipal Engineersubmitted a joint report, recommending the Mu-

nicipality to rely for protection mainly on fire

hydrants of uniform pattern with boxes along-side, each containing 100 feet of hose and otherimplements for dealing with fire.

Some fifty hydrants and boxes were according-

ly erected throughout the town, two new engineswere obtained and the old ones were scrapped.

A Fire Brigade Committee was formed. Mr. W.H. Edwards was appointed first Captain of the

Darjeeling Volunteer Fire Brigade, with author-

ity to enrol members, formulate rules—duties

which he carried- out in a most successful mannerand the Brigade has been continued on the sameline to the present time.

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ROUTE 50.

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Chowkasta to the District Jail.

Distance I mile.

Proceed as in Route 34- as far as the trestle

post in the open market place. Turn half left

and cross the market place to the north-west

corner and proceed down Jail Road which takes

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you t.o Victoria Road passing on the way.

Left.

Municipal Building G.

Bab ugunge Road.

Kanchen View.

Pleaders’ Busti.

Bhup V i He.

Robin Villas.

Right.

Tethering ground with

S. P. C. A. Hospital

and pony shed.

Municipal Building O.

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! Nripendra NarayanHindu Public Hall

at first turn._

Juimnan Jhora at1 second turn.

Chandinari Busti.

Shaila Villa.

Mr. S. K. Bose’s printing

press at third turn.

Chandinari Lane.

Mr. C. C. Banerjee’s house,

Mahakal Prasad.

’Parget, Cot.

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Chandmari Busti.

Left. Right.

Distillery Road.

Rai H. M. Chandra Jumman Lane.

Bahadur’s house.

Botanic Garden Gateat fourth bend.

Chandmari Busti. Botanic Garden andCurator’s house.

Forrest Road.

Jitan Jhora at fifth

bend.

Tonglu View.

Victoria Road.

The path to the Jail turns -down almost

immediately opposite the end of Jail Road, and

winds down past the Superintendent’s house to

the Jail gates.

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This has been a sacred place for ages because

of the presence of Mahakai Baba, who is worship-

ped by Buddhists and Hindus as a divine mani-festation.

The Monastery, which used to stand on the

site of the pavilion, was a branch of the DalingMonastery in Sikkim.

The original building was destroyed by the

Nepalese in 1815, but was rebuilt, and stood for

about 80 years, when it was removed to the

Bhutia Busti where it still stands.

This old Monastery or its site or the Lama in

charge was, in some way, connected with Dorji,

the sacred thunderbolt, from which Darjeeling

takes its name.Observatory Hill is a mass of foliated, cracked

and jumbled up masses of gneiss and, when exca-

vated, is found to be full of air spaces. One of

these opens out, as a small cave on the west side,

below the pavilion in which Tibetans, who wish

to acquire merit, deposit “ tsa-tsa,” a kind of

conical pellet of clay.

There is a triangulation station on the top of

the hill, and near it a platform for the time gun

which is now fired from Jalapahar.

A box has been fixed under a shelter with photo-

graphs and a diagram placed in such a way that

any one, standing on one side of the box and

looking straight across its centre to a point on

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for the old Municipal Vegetable Garden whichwas handed over to form part of the BotanicGarden.

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ROUTE 53.

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Chowrasta to the Curio Shops andBazaar.

Distance l mile.

Leave Chowrasta by Commercial Row andproceed along it to Commercial lane which is

the first turn on your right.

Turn down this lane past Jones’ Hotel to the

bottom.

Turn to your right down Post Office Road,

passing Madan’s shop and Central Hotel on your

left. Turn sharp round the end of Central

Hotel to your left into Mount Pleasant Road and

proceed down it passing the following shops.

Left . Rigid.

Sharif Uddeen and Master & Co., Curio

other Kashmiri shops. dealers.

I\ I'apiinuiiti .I.uhu dal,

KajpUt im biu-s-n »!<-.

»l i\ ! 1} N.umh;’iI.i\ (5i-. UmUi-jJ ,v <*•*, (

III'!. ti M «'H*h mi*- lui'M-

M muu vV Sm*,-, T.ui- 1 -

JV-! ( 1 . Mil*

Ttii'-tutili-.

Almu-il .Jutt- Im'iii-mI

Stmv.}itn<U\\tti Lui-‘.

I’linuni' l’li*—.

A-

J Jhujiiij.

Hotli Mi-ivliatif-.

Slmlnl iilluh- < Joner.d

Stun-.

.Abdul Han- ~j’i<*t tin*

fi unit* mal;,*t.

Kdris A' ( l!ak,-i-.

Mnniruddin A* < 'n.V < J<-

in-mi Stun-.

Sm iU -hop-

Abdul .1 ubb.it fti •

,

1’ i!;,t-

1 fat 1 Pi <>s id - t b'lii-i.d

Stop'.

Mllkl-lj.us (o-Ili-l.d

Stm i*.

Shaikh O-niaii’- (Jo-

j iu*ral Stun*.

Turn .sharp t<> tin* n''lit dmvn Lluvd- Ihuid,

.so

rubhltT Mpmttors and a line of smallshops on your left, ami watch makers ami hoot

sim^ on your right.

I' loin flu’s point the Bazaar plan is your best,

guide.

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ROUTE 54.

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('iiowit as'i a to Botanic Gakijkn and Mr.seem.

Distance h mile.

Proceed as in Route 42 as far as the cross

roads below Victoria Hospital, but, instead of

going down Lai Digi Road, turn sharp round to

your right and proceed down Botanic GardenRoad to the Cart Road. Cross straight over andturn down Lochnagur Road passing, on yourriglit at a bridge, Loreto Road which leads to

the Convent School. A little further down, after

crossing another biidge, you turn to the left andcross still another bridge to Botanic Garden gate.

Hoi ses are not allowed into the garden, but,

rickshaws and dandies may pass.

The Darjeeling Botanic Garden was originally

established* at Rungaroon, across the valley on the

oast side of the town by Sir Richaid Temple in

1 S75. It had an niva of 75 aci'e'- at an elevation

of about tiOOO ft., hut. was abandoned l\vo <u

three years later, when Mr. Lloyd gave part of

the land for the existing garden.

In 1<S7X. a piece of land, north of the Municipalvegetable garden, was made over to Governmentto extend Lloyd Botanical Garden, and in 180(1.

the old vegetable garden itself was added, the

total area being about. Id acres. Criminals u«edto be executed on this ground, and the Museumis now built on it.

The garden is divided into two main sections,

the upper or indigenous and the hover or exotic

section. There is a large Conservatory, a greenhouse, a small pond, with gold fish in it., andmany beautifully laid out slopes, lawns and/lower beds.

Instead of returning by the same route, youmay either return by Jail Bead (see Route 50)or by Victoria Road.

The gate to the former is at the south end of

the garden and can be seen on your lefr. front,

when standing in front of the Museum with yourback to that building.

The gate to Victoria Road is at the very

bottom of the garden, near the north-west, corner,

and is reached by following any of the paths

which run in that, direction. You can get back

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to the town by turning either to the right or left

on leaving this gate. If to the right, you pass ashelter seat on your left at a turn of the road,

then you cross Hospital Jhora at another turn,

and a little way further on, Loehnagar Roadturns up sharply and steeply on your. right.

This takes you hack past the gate by which vonentered the garden. If you turn to the left onleaving Victoria Road gate, you pass a road goingdown to Steinthal Tea Estate on your right, then

a High Tension Electric Distribution Station on

the same side, then the path to the Jail from

which point you return as in Route 50.

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ROUTE 55.

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Chowrasta to Birch Hill Park.

Distance H- mile.

Proceed as in Route 31, but instead of turning

up to the Durbar Hall, continue along Birch Hill

Road for about a quarter of a mile further, pass-

ing on your right Rivers Hill Road, which leads

to the Government House Cricket Ground and to

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Hirers Hill house and Richmond Villa. On your

left you pass the top of Hooker Road which leads

down to Lebong Road, and on which the Super-

intending Engineer’s Office, the Conch BeharEstate Office and the Executive Engineer’s Office

are situated. The upper gates to the Old ceme-tery are then passed, and when the upper fence of

the Diocesan Girls’ High School is reached, you

turn up Snowy View Road on your right. Thereis a small two-storied house at the top of this

mad, on your left, and the boundary of Birch Hill

Park is immediately beyond. Leave Snowy ViewRoad, which zigzags down to East Birch Hill

Road, and continue north past the Forest Ranger’s

house on your right and down to a grass plot

with a dog’s grave on your right. At your left

back a path runs down to West Birch Hill Road.On your right front a path leads to a maze of

paths which it is best to avoid, unless you haveplenty of time to explore

;on your left front a

path leads up to the pavilion. This branchesseveral times, but all lead to near the same place.

The steepest path up is the shortest. Near thepavilion there are swings and see-saws, and a

little beyond if a path turns down on the left to

a ladies’ room which is hidden in the bank.Paths run in all directions from the pavilion to

cosy nooks and lovely vistas. It is best to con-

sult, the plan if you wish- to reach these.

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This hind was acquired by Government in

1877, at a cost of 11s. 80,000/-, with the object of

protecting the forest on and around Birch Hill,

and of maintaining the land as a place of resort for

the residents as well as reserving building sites

which might become valuable. The land wasput into tiie custody of the Forest Department to

be laid oat and kept in proper order.

In 1881, two pieces of land were made over bythe Municipality to be used “for working of the

Birch Hill Park.”

In 1910, the Darjeeling Improvement FundCommittee began to take an active interest in

the management of the Park, and in consequence

several new vistas have been cut, clearings have

been made and turfed, water has been laid on,

extra seats have been provided, swings have been

erected and a cook shed and a ladies’ room have

been built.

ROUTE 56 .

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Chowrasta to Victoria Falls.

Distance \ mile.

Proceed as in Route 34 as far as the foot of

Lloyd’s Road. Turn round to your left and

cross the Cart Road to the south end of Munici-

pal Building D. Turn half right and proceed

down Ferndale Road passing

—

Left.

Building F.

Railway Goods Shed.

Rigid.

Buildings H and K.

Ropeway Road.

Stables ' and other

buildings

Road turns to the right.

Path to Tibetan Mission.

Path to Ropeway ter-

minal.

Jetan Lane.

Lower BcechwoodEstate.

Road turns to the left.

Butchers’ Busti.

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Conservancy Road.

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Left. I Right.

j

A branch of (Jonscr-

|vancy Road.

Cross Bryngwyn Jhora.

Bryngwyn Road.

Road turn's to the right and then to the left.

Lewis Jubilee San it a- Phthisis Waul,man.

Zilla School Hostels.j

Ziila School.

|Dhobies" tanks.

A little way beyond the Dhobies’ tanks, the

road is (at this time of writing) cut away just

where it is joined by Victoria Road. A tempo-rary path leads down to a wooden bridge and

then up to the remains of the old road. This is

not at present passable for rickshaws, but ponies

and dandies may be taken through. Tt. is hoped

that a new road will be in existance at this point

before this Guide is published. This broken

road leads you to the Falls.

A feno-concrete bridge of 110 feet span, which

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w as designed and built by tin* wril«M, et tin*

ravine, just below the fall-.

If you wish to lvturn by another route. no--

the bridge and follow the road beyond t*>r about

2x0 yards to where Marion Hoad turns up <hatp-

Iv on ytmr left. This zigzag- up to tin- Hallway

line.

ROUTE 57-

Ciiowuasta to tiu: Ut.n (‘-r.Mirintv

Ul.sTANt’V. 1 MIL)..

l’roeeod as in Route ill. bin instead of (Mining

up to the Durbar Hall, emit inue nlon„' I’.nvh Hill

Road for about 400 yaid- furthej u|n't<* tin*

path to the cemetery turns down * .jt your left.

Tilts appear.- to be tin* pla*-e ulnae tjie fn.-t

(Christian initial in Darjeeling tool; place. It is

marked on Shenviji's map 1X51. with about -20

graves, and must have been in exi-ionc.. lone be-

fore that time, as (.’soma do Kotos, tin- 1 1 niieni nut

philologist, was huiied heir in 1X42, and gravesare found in it dated IK4<), The oldest put -<f

tin* cemetery is just ahoy- Lehong R..rul

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ROUTE 58.

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CJIOWRASTA TO THE New CEMETERV.

Distance 2 miles.

Proceed as in Route 31, but continue along

Birch Hill Rond for about 1] miles, when you

come in sight of St. Joseph’s College.

Turn down the path to your left, to LebongRoad, turn half left and cross Lebong Road to

Cemetery Road which zigzags down to the NewCemetery.

This has been open for two or three years only.

ROUTE 59.

Chowrasta to the Hindu Burning Ground.

Distance l4 mile.O

Proceed as in Route 34 as far as the foot of

Lloyd’s Road. Turn sharp round to your left

and cross the Cart Road to the south end of

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Municipal Building D. Turn half right andproceed down Ferndale Road which turns first to

the right and then to the left. Turn to your

right down Conservancy Road which zigzags

down to Jetan Jhora Bridge, then turns sharp to

your left and runs on to Victoria Road, passing a

ropeway trestle on your right near the bridge,

and crossing Bryngwyn Jhora 150 yards further

on. Another 150 yards brings you to Victoria

Road which you cross into Sudir ICumari Roadkeeping straight on, passing Emil's Cot and the

road to the old laundry building on your left.

The road then runs in long zigzags down to

the Burning Ground.

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ROUTE 6o.

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Chowrasta to the Mahometan BuryingGround.

Distance § mile.

Proceed as in Route 59 to Victoria Road, butinstead of crossing to Sudir Kumari Road, turnsharp to the right and, after about 40 yards, turn

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sharp to the left down steep zigzags. At thesecond bend leave the road and cross a small

triangular space to the gateway of the Mahome-dan Burying Ground.The road to the south of this ground runs to

the new Slaughter House and that to the north

to one of the ropeway trestles. Across BiyngwynJhora on the north, you see the Septic Tankinstallation which serves the greater part of the

town.

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ROUTE 61.

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Chowrasta to the Parsee Cemetery.

Distance 1-!- mile.O

Proceed as in Route 32, but instead of turning

up to the Secretariat, continue along MeadowBank Road, passing Sunny Bank and MeadowBank below you in your left and the Children’s

Pleasance above you on your right. Turn to

your left down Cutchery Road which zigzags

down to Lebong Road passing—

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Left. Right.

The Maples at the

point where you turn

down.

Meadow Bank at first

turn. Path to Caroline Villa,

El Esperanza and LaRoche at the second

turn.

Path to Presbytery at

the third turn.

Path to El Esperanza.

Path to Nora Villa

No. 2.

Path to Lebong Road.

Path to Nora Villa

No. 1.

Cross Cutchery Jhora.

You then arrive on Lebong Road and turn to

your right and proceed along it passing

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Left. Right.t

Cutchery. Road to GovernmentHouse Stables.

Road to P. W. D.

godovvns.

Electric Sub-station.

Wilson Road which pas-

ses through HappyValley Tea Estate. Hooker Road.

Cemetery.

Road bo Diocesan Girls’

High School.

School play-ground.

Path to Birch Hill

Small shops. Road.

Path to Biich Hill

Junction of Victoria and Road.

Singtom Roads.

Proceed down Singtom Rond for about 40

yards and turn to the right, passing the Native

Christian Cemetery on your right to an iron gate

which is the entrance to the Parsec Cemetery.

ROUTE 62 .

Ohownasta to the Biiutia Burning C! round.

Distance £ milk.

Leave the Chowrasta by Jalapahar Road, pass-

ing on your left t.he path to Ladies’ Convenience,a Fire Sub-station, the path to Gentlemen’sConvenience, and the path to Lodge Mount Eve-rest, No. 2439 E. C. A little beyond this point,

the road splits into three;take the middle oik*

which runs nearly level. This is Calcutta Roadwhich you follow for half a mile, passing on yourleft Toong Soong Busti where 11 lives were lost

when the place was almost entirety destroyed

during the cyclone of 1899.

On your right Toong Soong Zigzag winds upto Jalapahar Road.

Continue along Calcutta Road until you cross

the landslip below St. Paul’s School, when youcome in sight of the burning ground a little way

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below the mad. This place is used b}* Kaga-tecs only, and a*-

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it. is their custom to build a

chail over each spot where a body has been

burnt, the place has a picturesque appearanceand is worth a visit.

There is another Tibetan burning ground near .

the (Ihoompahar Monastery and another near

(ring, but at these places the same spot is used

for every burning and no chaits are erected.

ROUTE 63.

Chowkasta to the Chinese Cemetery.

Distance 3 miles.

Leave Chowrasta by Commercial Row and

proceed along it and along Auckland Road as

described in Route 37. Continue on beyond

Woodlands Road passing

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Left. Right.

Path to Rutland Houseand Ence Cottage.

Prestage Road.

Mackintosh Road.

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Left. Right.

Auckland Road. Tonga Road, MahtabChand Road.

Proceed down Tonga Road to the Railway,

passing Eden Bank and Mary Lodge on your

right and the foot of Wernicke Road on vour left

after crossing Kag Jhora. You then follow the

Railway for about two miles in the direction of

Ghoom, passing

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Left, Right

Marion Road.

Entrance to Rose Bank,the residence of the

Maharajadhiraj of

Burdwan.

Lhasa Villa, the resi-

dence of Rai BahadurSarat Chandra Das,the Tibetan traveller.

P. W. Inspection Bun-Aueklond Zigzag. galow.

Rusti.

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Jhora.

I Right.

I Rai C. C. Clmttopa-dhyaya Saheb.

Maryville Y. W. C. A.

Holiday Home.

Jhora.

Path to Ram Villa.(

Jhora.

Path to Rockingham 1

School.I

Jhora.—In the bed of this jhora, a little wayabove and within sight of the road, a Whirl Pit

has been constructed to check the flow of water

from the steep smooth drain above.

{Road to Bloomfield.

Looking down the valley from this point, one

of the Electric Power Station Reservoir can be

seen about two miles away.

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Left. Right.

West Point Road.

Path to West Point.

Ditto.

Jhora.

Path to The Nest.

Path to The Retreat.

Jhora.

Ditto.

Railway Godowns.

Path to Wilks’ Hall andMagnolia Villa.

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Jhora.

Path to Chinese Ceme-tery at boundary pil-

lar D. M. 14.

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The cemetery is a little way below the mad, is

easily seen from it and is easily recognised by its

Chinese sign.

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ROUTE 64 .

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Ghowrasta to the Happy Valley Slip.

Distance ~ mile.

Proceed as in Route 32 until you reach the

Cutchery, and on the west side of the compound,yon will find a path which zigzags down to

Convent Road which then takes you down to

Victoria Road, passing on the way through Pro-

dhan’s Busti and below the Convent. On reach-

ing Victoria Road, you turn sharp round to yourright and proceed along what is left of Victoria

Road till you reach the slip.

Nearly opposite the end of Convent Road,

there is a path which runs through the old

Lochnagar compound and takes you on to the

edge of the slip at a point much lower than

Victoria Road.

Dr. L. L. Fermor has recently reported very

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fully on this slip and gives it as his opinion that,

if nothing can be done to stop its progress, it will

slowly cut into the Happy Valley Tea Estate on

the 1101 th, destroy nearly the whole of Prodhan’s

P>u«ti, Loehtiagar Spur, Stcinthal Tea Estate,

and probably the lower portion of the Botanic

(hit dens. It may also, he says, cut into the

north-west cornel of the Jail and the north-west

corner of the Convent Grounds, but that the

Cutchery, the Convent and the main buildings

of the Jail appear to be safe.

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ROUTE 65.

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Ciiotvit \STA to Jalapahar Cantonment.

Distance H miles.

Leave the Chowrasta by Jalapahar Road andproceed as in Route (52. but instead of goingalong Calcutta Road, continue uphill passing

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Calcutta Road. Path to Campbell Cot-

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Path to Rockville Hotel1 and the Water Rcsev-

voi rs.

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Left. Eigh f.

Toongsoong Zigzag.[

Turn to the right.

Path to Chevremont.Path to Rockville

Hotel.

Rockville Road.

Turn to the left.

|Harmau’s Road-

Path to Little Chevre-

mont.

Path to Catherine

Villa No. 1.

Path to Catherine Villa

No. 2.

Path to Kenmure Point

Path to Marjorie Villa

No. 1.

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right front is I ho top of St. Luke’s Road, and this

loads into Mackintosh Road which goes down to

Auckland Road.

.Tulapahar Road continues across the parade-ground and thiough the cantonments to Ghoom.

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ROUTE 66 .

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Ciiowiukta to Leuoxg Cantonments.

Distance miles.

Proceed as in Route 40, pass the MonasteryRoad and continue down Rungeet Road throughBhutia 13 list i.

The road takes a curve to the right wherethere is a short-cut path, and 50 yards further on

there is a rideable short-cut load to Lebong.

The gradient of the main road is easier how-ever and this continues for about 1(30 yards to

where it turns sharply to the left at the edge of a

Tea Garden where theie is a water trough. Theroad then runs through waste land for 700 yards

to where it is joined on the left by the 10 ft. wide,

stepped short-cut from the foot of Bhutia Busti.

On your right at this point a rough path turns

off to the riHe range. A little further on the road

turns sharply to the right, then sharply to the

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left, then runs down fco Lebong Cart Road. Turnto your right., passing the continuation of

Rungeet Road on your right about 400 yards

from the po'nt wheie you arrived on the

Cart Road. Lebong parade-ground is about

570 yards further on.

Lebong is locally called “ Alibong,” meaning“tongue in the mouth,” as it projects like a

tongue in the mouth formed by the Darjeelingaand Tukdah spurs of Senchal.

The middle part of the spur was taken over

for cantonments about 1882. Part of what is

now the parade-ground and race course was a

Tibetan camping ground.

The quickest way to get to Lebong from the

Chowrasta is to walk down all the short-cuts.

To do this proceed as in Route 40 as far as the“ Shelter Seat,” turn down Bhutea Zigzag past

the Scotch Mission School and a large Chait.

This is the first short-cut and brings you on to

Rungeet Road again at a bend. Turn round the

bend and proceed down the road a few paces

then turn sharp to your l'ight down the second

short-cut. This takes you through the upper part

of Bhutea Busti and brings you on to the llun-

geet Road again at a line of small shops.

Turn to your right and proceed for a few paces

down the road, then turn to your left round the

end of the last shop. This runs through

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the lower part of Bhutea Busti and brings

you on to the rideable short-cut road

to Lebong noted above. The septic tankswhich serve Bhutea Busti are a little wavdown the bank opposite this point. Turnto your left and jn>u find four roads facing

you. Pass the first, (Chebu Lama Road) and the

second (Lebong Zigzag) on your left, and take the

third (Apple Tree Road) which is on your left front.

The one to your right front is the top of the 10-

ft. stepped short-cut noted above, which will also

take you to Lebong, but Apple Tree Road is the

best and shortest. This runs down through

forest, crosses a little flat and then zigzags downpast a bungalow, some water tanks and two sheds

to Lebong Cart Road. Turn to the right andproceed down the Cart Road for about 200 yards

to where another short-cut branches off on yourleft opposite the entrance to a cemetery. Thiszigzags down to another part of Lebong CartRoad which it meets within sight of the

parade-ground.

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ROUTE 67 .

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Circular route from Chowrastaround Birch Hill.

Distance miles.

Proceed as in Route 30 as far as the triangle

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another path runs up through forest on your right

to the top of the hill. Lebong then comes into

view and the Ruiigneet Valley lies below you on

your left with Rungneet, Phubsenng, Badamtam• nd Tukvar Tea Estates all within view as

well as Kal inipong and the Sikkim Hills in the

qno yards further on a road branches oft j

the left past Ray Villa to Lebong Cart Road.

100 vardsPmore and the road is joined on your

ri'dit bv the east end of SnowyA ie\\Road.

°1000‘ yards further and Hermitage Road,

/ on the right,) branches to the Mall neai

Government House gates and then HolmdeneS“ flown on the left to West Lei,on*

111 near - Hill Side.” COO yards further am

volt come out on to Rnngeet Road which takes

you hack to the Chowrasta.

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ROUTE 68.

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Circular Route from Chowrasta round

Lebong Spur.

Distance 7-Jmiles.

Proceed as in Route 66 by Ruugeet Read.

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The upper part of this road runs into LebongCart Road at a big bend. Proceed down LebongCart Road for about 400 yards and then turn to

the right down the lower part of Rungeet Road.

70 yards down this road a path to the rifle

range turns off' on the right. This path also leads

to Lebong Mineral Spring Tea Estate. 220 yards

further on a road runs up Lebong Cantonmentson the left. 350 yards further and a path turns

down on the right to Bannockburn and Ging TeaEstates. 400 yards beyond this there is an old

Municipal Sarai.

Beyond this there are some cantonment shops

on the left and some huts on the right. Almostexactly a mile beyond the Sarai the road branches

into three.

The path turning sharp round to the right

runs to Ging. The main road runs downwardsl.o your right front and goes on to the ManjatarBridge and Sikkim. To get round Lebong Spurtake the road on your left fiont. This runs up-hill and turns round the end of the Spur. Atthe most northerly point a road runs down onyour right to Phubsering Tea Estate and a fewyards further on a road runs up to GingMonastery. From this point the road is called

Western Lebong Road and runs south throughforest, skiiting the west boundary of LebongCantonments for about 2£ miles to where it co nog

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out again on Lebong Cart Road nearly oppositethe lower end of Lebong Zigzag. This runs up to

the foot of Bhuleu Busti ns noted in Route 66and a return to the town may be made this way.

Another way is to keep on up Leboug Cart Roadwhich runs tumid Birch Hill, past Rungneet TeaEstate, St. Joseph’s College, Smgamari, DiocesanGills’ School, the old Cemetery, the Cutcheiy andinto the Bazaar.

The best way, however, is to go up LebongCart Road for about 100 yards and turn to your

left up the upper part of Western Lebong Road.

This takes you round Hill Side, where the Dalai

Lama suyyed in 1911. .At the bend a pathruns up on your right to Fox How and 400yards further Holmdene Road branches off on

the same side. You then pass the top of ChebuLama Road on your left, the foot of Karma Roadon your right, the top of a path to the BhuteaBusti Monasteiy on your left, and then come outon Rungeet Road which takes you up to the

Chowrasta.

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caused a great deal of damage to the water pipesa few years ago, but which appears to havesettled down now, you pass under Mount Vernonwith a Khargati cemetery on your left. Beyondthis the road skirts the eastern boundary ofJalapahar and Katapahar Cantonments all therest of the way to Jorbungaknv.On your left you pass north and south

Aloobari Bustees. Opposite the former a zigzagpath runs up the hill on your right to Jalapaharparade-ground. At this same point the pipes

which carry water from Sinchal to Darjeeling

cross the road. 800 yards further on and about

100 yards down the hill side on your left, the

electro pumping station for Katapahar andJalapahar is situated.

Jalapahar Road joins on the right about 700yards from Jorbungaiow.

At Jorbungaiow, Calcutta Road joins the

Cart Road on which the D. H. Railway runs

and leaves it again on the same side 300 yards

down the line to the south-east. It. is then called

the Old Military Road. 100 yards down the line

the road to Takdah Cantonments, Pashok, Teesta

Bridge, ICalimpong, &c., branches off on the sameside, (the north), and a few' yards further on the

path to the Golf course and Tiger Hill runs up

also on the same side. The Cart Road toJalapa-

har branches off on the same side of the Railway

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and ''H through Cantonments and hv MackintoshRoad hack to l)a»J<*< *i i i»tf or instead of turning to

your loft keep straight on along Auckland Road.

This last is the best route. The 100 yards from

(lie Railway lino to tin* Jalapahar path junction

rises steeply. On your left opposite i lie junction

a pat It to E\e!\n Cottage branches off.

From this point, the road runs in \cry cuy,-

gradients into Darjeeling and you p iss

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On your left.

Mary’s Cot.

The Stores.

On y<mr rxyhl.

O"Goabari.

Cross three culveits and an Irish bridge.

Road down to Cart

lioad.

Senabns Gate.

Path to Margaret Villa.

Path to Catherine Cot-

tage.

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mOn your loft,. On your right.

Cross six Irish bridges

Path to The Retreat..j

Small culvert.

Path to The Nest.j

Tiro Irish bridges

Miss TwentymansSchool.

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Small bridge.

Shelter Seat.

Path to Assyline Villa.

IVo small bridges.

W“‘W*» R«* ' St. Luke’s K.md.

Path to Hollywood.

Kotwnli Jhora.

ElectricSub-fation.

j Pntb to C

Julupahur

Cantonments.

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On your hyi. On ifour riyiii

Maryville dhuru.

Auckland Zigzag-

Pearly Herg.

Small Shop.

pa l,h to Olovon.

Shelter.

Wernicke Hoad.

Jfirin House.

Colin ton H"ad.

Ksg . I horn.

Irish bridges.

Victoria Jhora.

Concrete gallery.

Shelter. Oaigtuout.

On your riafif.

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On your left.

Kopji.

Donkya Villas.

Rheinstein.

Beech wood.

Rhododendron Villas.

Post Office Road.

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and Mont Eagle Villas.

I Ancldand Villas 3 4.

Harman’s Road.

Sligo Hall.

Auckland Villas, I & 2.

i Darjeeling Club.

This brings you to Commercial Row which is

described in Route 24 and which takes you backto the Chowrasta. ——o

ROUTE 71 .

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Chowrasta to the Water Works and Lake.Distance 5£ miles.

Proceed as m Route TO, but instead of turning

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up SiMK'hu! Read proceed along tin- Railway lm<

for anothei 100 \nrds. pissing the S. 1’. (-.A

stal tie? on vonr left-. Turn up the old Militan

Road to vonr left,. This load was in existence

low; before the construction of the railway or ol

t lie Cart. Road, and though not pat t. of the mi

ginal route from the plains, it was a very oath

diversion from Col. Lloyd’s route which l.ntet

ran right, over t.ho t op of Senchal.

Proceed along this voad for about 2\ miles to

where a stone laid path zig7.;t gs steeply up on

the left. There is a gate at, the top of this path

and passes, obtainable from the Municipal Lugi

neer, must, he presented to the Clmwkidar in

chavge before admission is gained to the WalmWorks.

The following acts are strictly forbidden beingcalculated (within the meaning of section lflf)

of the Bengal Municipal Act 1884) to pollute

the water set apart for drinking purposes andanyone found disobeying this order will lie prose

cut.ed under section 217 (4).

(1) Taking food within the fenced area of theWater Works.

(2) Taking or allowing ponies, dogs nrotheianimals within the fenced area.

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(3) Swimming in the hike or se filing tanks,

(4) “ Puddling

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or washing in the streams,springs, conduits, lake or settling tanks.

(5) Committing a nui.-ance within the fencedarea.

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ROUTE 72.

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Chowrasta to the Electric Power Station*.

Distance 4 miles.

Proceed as in Route 34 as far as the foot of

Lloyd’s Road. Turn to your left and cross the

Cart Road diagonally to the south end of Muni-cipal Building D. Turn to your right prist the

end of Building D, and immediately turn to your

left down Ferndale Road. This skirts the back

of the Railway Goods Station, then turns to the

right, passing the Tibetan Mission House on

your left and a path to the Refuse Ropeway on

your right, you then find the road turning to the

left. Forrest Road and Conservancy Road are

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then purser! on your right. Proceed t.<> the

next, turn which goes to the right when:

Forndale Road is joined hy Bryngwyn Road.

The road then winds round to the left between

Lewis Jubilee Suiitarium and Zilla School

Grounds. You then pass the Rhobies’ tanks on

your right and a little way further on, you turn

to your left at. a point where a road on your

right zigzags down to Victoria Road.

The road you are. now on is a new one and

runs across an old slip to Victoria Bridge.

(See Route 5G).

Cross this bridge and follow the road round a

bend to the left., past, the foot of Marion Roadand Kapur Road, across a small ferro-concreU*

bridge and round the Rosebank spur. The road

then zigzags steeply down past some Busti

houses to Arya Tea Estate.

It then zigzags in fairly easy gradients

through tea bushes to a Municipal bungalowwhich you pass on your left. A little below this

you pass a path on your right which runs to the

Tea Factory. The road then zigzags steeply

down the end of the spur to the Electric PowerStation. The following description of the place

is taken from a pamphlet written by the Assist-

ant Electrician, Mr. S. N. Mandal.This Hydro-Electric Power Station was open-

ed in 1897 by Messrs. Kilburn & Co. for street

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lighting and was subsequent!}' made over to the

Darjeeling Municipality. It Is 3,200 feet below

(he level of the Darjeeling Railway Station andis about 4 miles distant therefrom.

Hydraulic Works.

Water was at first taken from Hospital andICotwali jhoras (mountain streams) only and col-

lected in a reservoir 112' X 47' X 10' (52,643

Cft.) from which it passed through an under-

ground cast-iron pipe 24" in diameter to a

pentrough 20' X 4' X 10', the bottom of which

was on the same level as the reservoir. This

arrangement is still in use, but the old pen-

trough was replaced by a new one in 1903.

From the pentrough the water runs down to the

gates of the turbines through two double rivet-

ted steel pipes, 720 feet long, 15 inches inside

diameter and of 3/16 inch plate, in 20 feet

sections and with flanged joints. There are twobends in the length, one of 28° at about two-

thirds the way down and the other of 90° just

behind the Power House. The bends are of cast

iron tested to 250 lb. There are no expansion

joints- The pipes are kept full of water and are

buried under ground so that the temperature

variation is small.

The intake from the Kotova! i stream is about

1 ,(>50 loot. from tin- ivservoii. It is a ch-ar an<

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easily manageable stream. The minimum quan-

tity of water available in the diiest, ui<>nih of

April, as found by gauging in several years, is

1 •/) cubic feel jut second. The grade on the

conduit line in iVoni 1 '—I" to l'-l l" in every

100 feet and in one place it is as touch as 4'--8

in 100 feet.

On the Hospital Jlwra the length of the con-

duit line is about. 2,000 feet. It has been taken

along the side of precipitous rocks, which have

been cut. in places to make loom for it. It gives

about. 3 cu-secs of water in the driest season in

April. It is a troublesome stream. In the

rains it. is almost unmanageable and is therefore

cut out entirely. 'I

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he water is very dirty all the

year round. This stream is only used when the

diminished supply from other sources renders its

use absolutely necessary.

A third stream used is the lhnbatia. It

comes down from Ghootu and was not tapped till

1904 when the plant, was largely increased.

This stream gives about 4 Cft. of water persecond in the dry season. The total length of

its conduit line, which terminates in a suspen-sion bridge 284 feet long and G feel, wide, is

2,350 feet. The conduit over the bridge is ofSal timber and is 2'-9" in breadth and 10"

deep, and a footway runs along one side. The

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difference of level between the two ends of the

bridge is 16 feet. The construction of the

bridge is extremely simple and the conduit is

proportioned to allow overflow before the weightof water reaches the safe load of the bridge.

The steep gradient in this length of the conduithelps to carry down any thing that might checkthe flow of water.

Disaster in September 1898.

The installation worked very satisfactorify for

two years, but on the 24th September 1898 a

cyclone caused a portion of the rock on the

southern side of the jkora, at the back of the

Power House, to come down, stopped the course

of the river which was then flowing full, and

buried a portion of the Power House and the

machines. Fortunately no life was lost. Themachines were dug out and dried. On the 21st

November 1898 everything was again in work-

ing order.

Extension in 1905.

Though the original scheme was designed for

street lighting only, current was soon being

supplied to many private houses for lights. In

1904, this demand for current became so high

that it, could not. be met from the two 00 K. W.Ferranti alternators. The capacity of the sta-

tion was therefore doubled by adding one 135

IL W. induction Type Alternator received from

the General Electric Company, Wit,ton, England.

This necessitated the construction of another

reservoir measuring 209' X 59' X 10' (1,23,310

cubic feet) and the tapping of the 3td jhora, the

Barba tin. The water for this new machine wastaken from the two old pipes, which were T-eedoff and joined with a Y-pieee.

The old switch board was of planks lined withasbestos sheets at the back. This was replaced

by a marble board mounted with the necessaryinstruments supplied by Messrs. Johnson, Philips

& Co., England.

Extension in 1909.

Since the addition of the 3rd set in 1905,power has been supplied to motors in five

neighbouring Tea gardens. The demand for

current in the town has also increased veryrapidly, aud the street lights were largelyextended. Another 135 K. W. set was thereforeadded in 1909 making up the total capacity ofthe plant to 390 K. W. This Alternator, receivedfrom the Brush Electric Co., is similar in designto the Witton 135 K. W. Alternator and was

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guaranteed to run in parallel with it. TheWit

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> hi Alternator :is wi*ll as the two (i() K. W.Ferranti Alternators have their exciters mountedon the rotor shafts hut tho Brush Alternator hasa separate exciter driven l»y a 12 ] j. H. P. Peltonvviieel made by Messrs. ( Auricle Ritchie & Co..

Ivlin burgh. The exciter sets are in duplicate

and one set can excite both the Wilton andBrush Alternators.

The Turbines for all four Alternators weio

supplied by Messrs, Gunther it Sons, Oldham.Fngland.

'I’he power house is about 277 feet below the

bottom level of the reservoirs, and the turbine

works under an effective head of 275 feet.

For the Brush-Gunther set, a third length of

supply-pipe was laid down. This is in two

sections, the upper half measuring about 302feet, consists of 24" steel pipe, each section 24

toot long with 3/1 0 thick wall. The lower

length is 20" inside diameter and of 5/16" steel

in 20 feet sections. These were supplied by

Messrs. Steward and Lloyd, Limited, Glasgow.

This new pipe takes off from a separate pen-

trough of ferro-concrele erected just by the side

of the old one.

Between the pentvough and the reservoir

there is an midergtouud pipe 4 feet inside dia-

meter made of ferro-concrete, O' thick. The

total length of this piece is about 15<* feet.. It

is almost- dead level.

The pipe line is connected to a 'M‘> diameter

steel Receiver pipe 27 feet- long and of plate 'd-K'

thick. It. is made in two parts, one being

tapered t.o 20" diameter and the other part titled

with n blank end bolted on. The lb-o.eiver i~

provided with two branches each 15’ inside dia-

meter for the two 200 Ik H. P. tmbines and om*

D" branch for the two 12 B. II. P. Pclton wheels.

Ferro-concrete Switch Board.

The marble Switch board, received in 1005.

being too small was discarded. A new one has

been built on the spot, of ferro-concrolc, on thetop of the southern wall of the building and a

gallery 3 i’eet wide with approach stairs has beenerected in front of the switch board. The exciter

turbines are placed below this and an alignmentsmade to regulate the speed of the pell on wheelsfrom the gallery above.

The whole board is divided into two parts so

as to enable the workmen to do any repairs or

alterations on one side while current is onthe other. The best and most up-to-date meters,double pole two-way high tension oil switches,high tension fuses, synchronisers, leakage

indicators, killowatt- meteis on (})e main circuit

tuid an Asiatic voltmeter to road the low-tensionvoltage f»r the diffluent transformer houses in thetown, are all mounted on the board. Volt andcm rent transformers, Sic., are placed in a roombehind the board. The bus-bars ate of alumi-nium 2" x in section. The plug boards are

placed in the centre. Connections are madewith No. 1 S. W. 0. bare copper wire. Theterminals are passed through mica bushings

placed in holes which were cast in the ferro-

concrete.

There are seven sets of lightning arresters for

the seven high tension circuits, all of horn type

having four pairs of horns to each set and with

choking coils between the horns. These are put

on an open gnlleiy at the back of the PowerHouse. There is a door, always under lock and

key, tit the back of the switch board to reach

the lightning arrester gallery.

A I h ton overhead Travelling crane has been

erected in the Power House. The gear for this

was received from Messrs. Herbert, Morris, Bas-

tert Limited, Leicestershire.

These additions naturally required extensions

to the building. Originally this was only

20'x20'. During the extension in 1905 this

was increased to 30' X 30' and in 1909 to 43’ X 34'

in Hour area, besides rooms for switch board and

127

lightning arresters, for.

The original high-tension feeders wore a pair

of No. 8 wires running to a shed at. the top of

Loch nagar Road. In connection with the l!)0f»

extension an additional pair of No. 8 wire were

run to Mary Ville and the Lochnagar Road shed

was shifted to Vietotia Road above the dad. Thedemand soon became so great that the drop at.

peak reached GOO volts, the Jail feeder wastherefore replaced by No. 1 wire and a newNo. 1 feeder was run to a transformer houseabove Happy Valley Tea Estate. Since then all

the transformer houses have been intcr-connoctcd

so that any one can be fed from any feeder.

o

ROUTE 73-

Chowrasta to Ghoom Rock

Distance 7 milks.

Proceed as in Route 70 as far as Jorbungalow,then turn to your right as in Route 71 andfollow the Railway line to Sukia Road. Thisroad turns off to your left at Ghoom

128

station and passes under an overbridge. ThhI'oad is an excellent one maintained bv the

P. W. J). It runs parallel to and below GhoomPahar Road for about miles. The junction

is at a Busti called Banjan. At mile 2j a load

turns off on your left and runs to Pnsuinbing

Tea Estate. At mile 3f there is a big bend

where there is a number of huts, a corrugated

iron shed and a small client. The path to

Ghoom Rock turns up on the right just { mile

beyond this at mile 4. It is proposed to all or

the alignment of this path, and it mav soon

branch off somewhere near the huts at mile

The path passes the top of the Rock and runs

up to a ferro-concrete shelter on the top of the

ridge whole t ho best view is obtained.

ROUTE 70.

Chowkasta to tiot.r (!ontst; ani>Thjku Him.

DinTAN«T. 7 Ml M'S

Several r»»ntc,'' nre nnulubb* a** f-vr im Jorhun-

pnioiv. Calcutta Rond and Auehl-ind Roadhave been described in Route (p nml the pouterpart, of tin: Curt Rond in Route (ill. Jorbutipnlow inny Ik* reached by any of llieo* miuR, but

the Ib»ut« by Jnhijnhnr i- slioit“st nml thi^ will

m<w be described.

Leave. the Chnwmstn by «bi!njinlmr Rondpassing—

On your left.

Entrance to Ladies’

renin.

Proposed site for newMuseum.

Entrance to Men’s room.

Fire Sub-stntion.

On your right.

ChmvmsiH DandyStand.

130

On your left.

Path to Lodge MountEverest, No. 2439.

Toongsoong Road.

Calcutta Rond

Shelter and Toong&oongZigzag at bend.

Path to Chevremont.

Path to Little Chevre-mont.

Path to Catherine Villa

No. 1.

Path to Catherine Villa

No. 2.

On your right.

Renmore and Bellevueon bank above

Path to Alma andCampbell Cottages.

Path to Rockville Hotel

and to Water Reser-

voirs.

Path to Rockville Hotel.

Rockville Road.

Harman’s Road.

(In you r h'ft. On linin' rujht.

Ki*mnmc Point.

Path to Marjoiie Villa

No. 1.

Path to .Mnrjorio ^ ilia

No. 2.

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i

i

i

Path to 'Flu- (lion.

Path to Rid^o No. 1.

Ditto No. 2.

.Salt Hill Hoad.

Path to The Dingle,

The Lnuroh TheElms and Torpsithen.

Path to Terpsithen.

Elysee Rond.

Pat h to ]•>.< •; R- * j

and My- ' Jy

Steps to Water Reser-

voir.

I’ath •' -

Ov your right.

132

On ytutr lift.

Path to St.

School.

fan!'

Edon Falls Road.

Girivihsb gate.

(Raja of Dighnpntin.)

Fall) to Mount VernonVillas.

Shelter.

Path to Mount Vernonand Mount VernonVillas.

Cantonment boundary.

Path to Eagle’s NestBarrack.

Path to CantonmentChurch.

Path to Forrest Hill

Barrack.

133

A path to Calcutta Road runs to the south

of the tennis court and round to your left by the

front of Warrant Officer’s quarters.

This brings you on to the Parade ground.

Diagonally across this ground to your right front

a road runs down to St. Luke’s Church and near

the top of this a road zigzags down to Mackin-tosh Road which passes Colinton, the Maharajaof Cooch Behar’s house.

Proceeding straight on, keeping the Parade-

ground on your right, you pass

—

On your left.

R. C. Chapel.

Bazaar.

On your right.

Cantonment road.

Hospital.

Stores.

Magazine.t

i

Guard room.

Family <r:vjry^t.

Field 05ioor t c

OfScer'V

On tjimr riffl'f.

Station StalV Officers

«|tiarteis.

S 1

1

1n 1 1 uri i'.s ijtin i t « rs.

Commandant s fjiiai-

fers.

,

dnlupihnr Cart Rond.

;

Garrison Engineer's

Olfiee.

i Carpenters' shops.

Continue along .Jalapaliar Hoad for 900 yards

when yon enter Calcutta Hoad as noted in

Route fill.

Continue in the same direction along CalcuttaHoad for (Ut(l yards when you come on to the

Railway Inn* at. Jorhungalow.Tom to \our left, and proceed along the

Railway line for about 10() yards where the

Takdah Road joins on your left. At this point

another road runs up at a steep angle in the

direction you have been going. This is Senchai

Road, part of the first road from the plains.

On hfl.

^ ‘

135

Proceed along it for about 150 yards where

you pass Balaclava Farm on your left. Theroad winds up the hill through heavy forest for

about 1A miles and then conies out on open

turfed land where the Golf Course has been laid

out. The road to the Rest House turns off to

the left.

To reach Tiger Hill, keep to the main road

which skirts the Golf Course for nearly a mile.

The old road then ran down hill through

Kurseong and Pankabari to the plains, but

though still passable this portion is now little

used and is grown over with grass and jungle.

A few yards beyond this old road a path turns

off to the left to Keventei’s dairy farm. Whatis now the main road zigzags from this point

steeply up to the top of Tiger Hill. A ferro-

concrete shelter has just been erected here, the

roof is flat and an indicator painting is beingprepared which will be fixed to the railing so

that when seated on the middle of the roof theindicator will shew the names of the mountains.

Hooker in his Himalayan Journals writes of

this place. “The top of Sinchal is a favorite

excursion from Darjeeling, being very easy of

access, and the path abounding in rare andbeautiful plants, and passing through magnifi-

cent forests of oak, magnolia and rhododendron;

while the summit, besides embracing this splen-

136

did view of the snowy range over the Darjeeling

8pnr in the foreground, commands also the

plains of India with the courses of (he Teesta,

JVTahanuddee, Balasun and Mechi rivers.”

The curious pillars seen dotted over the Golf

Course are the remains of Cantonment buildings

which were abandoned in 1867.

The Golf Club is open to Visitors at 1/- per

day, payable to the Bungalow Chowkidar.

Residents may join on payment of a monthlysubscription of 5/- or 16/- per year. Balls can

be got at Eroom’s. Caddies are obtainable at

Jorbungalow at four annas per round or six-

annas a day.

0 Tiger Hill

1 Everest ...

2 Chamlang3 ...

4 ...

5 Tonglu ...

G Sandakphu7 Phnlhit ...

8 Singalila ...

9 Jaiui

10 Kanchinjanga11 Kabru12 Pandim ...

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22 Ivirsong ...

23 Senon24 Gangtok town.

25 Gipmoehi20 Tendong

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NOTICE.-:o:-

1. Every Dandywalla, Porter or Coolie, work-

ing by the job or by the month, is registered and

is provided with :i license; and, when working by

the job, with a ticket also.

2. The license shews the fixed rates lor hire

within the town and to and from certain places

in the District.

3. Any Dandywalla, Porter or Coolie, licensed

to work by the job or for any period not exceed-

ing 24 hours, who shall without reasonable

excuse

—

ci. "Refuse to accept hire at the rate fixed in

his license,

b. Desert from service,

c. Demand more than the fixed rate,

d. Be drunk or make use of insulting or

abusive language,

e. Wrongfully prevent or endeavour to pre-vent any other coolie from being hired, or

/. Fail to produce his table of fares, whenasked to do so, shall be liable to fine or imprison-ment.

4.

Any Dandywalla, Porter or Coolie, engagedfor a period exceeding 24 hours, who shall beproved

—

a. To have deserted from service withoutreasonable cause,

b. To have been guilt)7 of gross misconduct, or

c. To have wrongfully prevented or endea-

voured to prevent any other Dandymanor Coolie from accepting employment,shall be liable to have bis license can-

celled.

5. A printed large-sheet copy of the fixed

rates of hire can be purchased at the Municipal

Office for one anna and a pocket-card copy for

half an anna.

6. The Municipality will undertake the prose-

cution of any offender against the laws, as above,

free of cost.

7. Complaints should be addressed to any of

the undermentioned Officers :

—

The Deputy Commissioner,The Vice-Chairman, Municipality.The District Superintendent of Police.

GENERAL INDEX.

Page. Map.

Abdul Bari .79 . . G 1G

Abdul .Tubbar 79 . G 16

Ada Villa . 16, 39 . H 18

A luued Jan . 79 . G 16

Alibong . 103 . J 24

Alice Villa . 23, 39 . G 18

Alliance Bank 39 . G 18

Alma Cottage . 5, 18, 130 . H 16

Aloobari Busti . 116 . H 7

Altanmnt Villas . 3,51 . H 13

Annandaie 24 . F 13

Apple tree Road . 104 H I 20, 21

AryaTeaE. . 119 . A 13

Ashley Dale 39 . G 18

Assvline Villa 35, 113 . E 8

Auckland Road . 3, 5, 50, 95, 102, l)EF2to 16

109, 111, 112Auckland Villa . , . 3, 4, 37, 50, 51, . H. 15

116 . H 18Auckland Zigzag . 95, 114 EJT 10, 11

Avalion 3 . G 14Avondale 39 . G 18Babugunge Road 73 . G 16Badamtam Tea Estate . 106Bakers 7 . G 16Balasan . 136Balaclava Farm . 135Ballen Villa Road . . . 60 . G 17Baud Stand . . 17, 77 . G 18

148

Bank, Alliance

Bank, Jetrnull’s

Banjan Busti

Bank, Panna Lall’s

Bannockburn T. E.

Banstead RoadBarbatia JboraBazaarBazaar, JalapaharBeechwood House

102,

Bellevue Hotel

Bengal Secretariat

BenmoreBhup Ville . •

Bhutia Burning Ground

Bhutia Busti

Bhutia Busti Monastery

Bhutia LaneBhutia RoadBhutia ZigzagBilliard RoomBirch Hill

Birch Hill Forest .

Birch Hill Park

Birch Hill Road, East

Birch Hill Road, West

Bloomfield • •

Boarding House, Ada Villa

Boarding House, Alice v _“Ia

Boarding House, Annandale

Boarding House, Beechwood

Boarding House, Central House

Boarding House, Ivy Cottage

Boarding House, Labynnt

3,

Page.39 ,

7 .

128

107

51, 115 •

121

6, 45 .

133 .

5, 22, 51,

67, 116 •

17, 130 .

42, 130 .

18 .

73 .

93 .

104, 107 .

108 .

56

56 .

56, 103

8, 9

104, 107105 A82

56 A

41, 105 A96

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. G 15

. G 16

. G 14

. G 16

. G 10

. G 15

. H 17

. G 18

. H 17

. G 16

. I H, H 1 19, 20

. H 19

. I 19

. H 19

. I 19

. A B C2l, 22

BC 20, 21,22

. ABC 21,22

, to H 18 to 23

to FI 9, 20, 21

A B C D 8,9

. H 18

. G 18

. F 13

. G 15

. G 17

. G 14

. G 14

149

Page. Map.Boarding House, Sunny Bank 19 .

• G 18Boseek .... 44 . • H 17Bose Press .... 73 .

• F 16Botanic Koad 21, 60, 80 . • G 17

Botanic Garden . ... 74, 80, 99 . F 16, 17

Brahtuo Somaj . 27,59 . • G 16Bryngwyn Bond . 15, 86, 119 . F G 14

Bryngwyn Jhora 86, 89, 90 . ODE 15

Buddhist Monastery 55 . • H 19

Building D . . 61, 71 . • G 16

Building F .85 . • G 16

Building G . 73, 118 . - G 16

Building H & K . 85 . . G 10

Building 0 . 73 . . G 16

Burdwan Lane 79 . G 16

Burdwan Maharajadhiraj 95

Burlington Smith 44 . H 16

Buddhist Girls’ School . 56 . H 19

Butchers’ Busti 85 . F 15

Gaddies . 136Calcutta Road . . 93, 101, 109, 130 . G H 2 to 16Calcutta Road, path to . 133 GH 10Campbell Cottage . 5, 99, 130 . H 16Cantonment boundary . 132 . G 11Cantonment Church . 132 . G 10Carlton .... 39 . G 18Carnivals 67Caroline Villa 91 . G 18Cart Road . 45, 59, 110 CtoGl to 16Cashmeri Shops 7 . G 16Catherine Cottage . 112 . . I) 5Catherine Villas . 100, 130 . H 14Cedar Cottage . 101, 131 . G 13Cemetery

. 27, 92, 104 D 19, 20Cemetery Chinese . - . 94 C 6

15U

Cemetery NativeCemetery NewCemetery 0)il

Cemetery Pm>e<*Cemetery HoadCentral Hotel

Cent ml HouseCimitChamlangClmndmari Husti

Clmndmari LaneChapel, K. C.

Chapman HoadCharitable Hospital

(’helm Lama HoadChemistsChevremont .

Chcvremont, Little

Children's PJeasnnc

( llirist inns

di

Chinese CemeteryChomiumoChota MusjidChowiTistaChumalariChumanago .

Church Bruhmo SomajChnrcli Immaculate Conception . 53Church, Scotch .... 19

Church St. Andrew’s . . .39, 46Church, St. Col uni ba's . . . J9, 50Church, Union . . . . 3, 54Club, Darjeeling . . . . 5, 10

Club, Gymkhana . . . . 39, 62

Colinton 133

Colinton Hoad .... 114

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100, 130

. 39, 77

. 94, 97liagratn at 136

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5, 17, 38diagram at 136diagram at 136

59

Map,. A 21

. 1 ) 20. A 21

. A 2

. H 19

. F G 16

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. It 9. F 18

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Col. LloydCommandant’s Quarters

Page.

.11~

. 134 .

Map.

G 9

Commercial Lane . . 9, 44 .

9, 10, 38 ‘.

H 16

Commercial Row .H 16, 17

Conservancy Road 61, 118 . F 15

Convenience, Ladies’ 93 . H 17

Convenience, Men’s 93 . H 17

Convent 98 . F 18

Convent Grounds . 99 . F 18

Convent, Loreto . 53 . F 18

Convent Road 98 . EF 18

Gooch Behar land . . 109 . H 15, 16

Cooeb Behar, Maharaja house . 133 . - F 11

Cooch Behar Office . 41, 83 . E 19

Craigraont . . 114 . F 12

Cricket Ground 82 . D 20Curator’s House . 74 . F 16

Curio Dealers 7 . G 16

Curio Shops 78 . G 16

Cutchery 43,92 .

91 .

F 18

Cutchery Jhora F 18Cutchery Road 44,90 . P G 18

D 2 .

D 3

Dandy RatesDandywallas’ Shelter

diagram at 136diagram at 136

1, 137 to 146

5, 129 . H 17Dant Koti 56 . # JJ 17Daroga Bazaar Road 21 . G 16

Dalai Lama .

Darjeeling Club. 108

. 5, 10, 116 . 11 16Darjeeling HimalayanDharmasala, Ghoom

tailway . 110. Ill . O '2

Dhobies’ Tank 86,119 . , P 14

Digliapatia RajDingle, The .

. 132. 101, 131 . t II lit

162

Page.Diocesan School . 27, 28, 83, 92, 108

Map.O D 20

Disaster of 1898Dispensary

. 122

69 . G 17Dispensary Road 22, 59 . G 17Distillery Road 74 . F 16District Jail 72 . E 16Donkia Rhi .

Doukya Villa

diagram at 136

51, 116 . H 15Drapers 7 . G 16Drum Druid Hotel . 5, 44 . H 17Durbar Hall 41 . E 20Eagles Nest Barrack . 132 . G 9

Eden Bank . 95 . F 12Eden Falls Road . 101, 132 . G 12

Eden Sanitarium 12 . G 17

Edris & Co. 79 . G 16Electric Power House buried . 122

Electric Power Station . 96, 108

Electric Sub-Station . . 92, 113 . E 19 and E 9

Electro Pumping Station . 110 . G 5

El Esperanza 91 . F 18Elms, The 101, 131 . H 13

Elysee Cottage . 115 . . G 13

Elysee Road . 25, 101, 131 . . G 13

Emerald Bank . 131 . . G 13

Emil’s Cot 89 . . F 15

Ence Cottage 94, 115 . . H 14

Engineer, Garrison . 134 . . G 6

Engineer, Executive 83 . . D 19

Engineer, Municipal 45 . . G 17

Engineer, Superintending 83 . . E 19

Erin House . 114 . . F 11

Erina Lodge 41 . . F 19

Eroora .... 44 . . H 16

European Shops 5 . H 16—17

153

Evelyn Cottage

Pago.112 .

#1n

Man.. E 2

Former, Dr. L. "L.

Ferndale Road. .

“8

33, 61, 85, 118 . G 15-16

Ferro-concrete switch hoard •> 1~>'

Field Officer’s Quarters . • 133 . . G 8

Fire Station vu . . G 1

6

Fire Sub-Station .93,129 . . 11 17

Forest Hill Barrack . 132 . . G 10

Forrest Road . 61, 74, 118 . F 15—16Forsttuann’s Rink . 3,5 . . G 15

Fox Howe . T08 . F 20

GangtokGarden, Woodlands

dingiam at 13G

2 . . G 13

Ghoom 108, 103 . EF 1

Ghoom MonasteryGhoom Pahar Road

. 109

. Ill . . E 1

Ghoom RockGhoom Station

. 127

. Ill . . F 1

Ging Monastery .

Ging T. E. .

. 107

. 107GiptnochiGirivilash

diagram at 13G. 101, 132 . . G 11

Glen, The . 131 . H 14- Glen Eden . 115 . G 12Gloven . 114 . . F 11

Goabari - 112.

. . E 2’

Golf Club, . . 136Golf Course .

Goods Shed110, 129, 135

85 - G 16Government House 39 . F 20Government House gates . 105 . F 19Government House grounds . 105 . D E F 19, 20Grocers 7 . G 16Guard Room

. 183 . G 9Gymkhana Club . . 39, 62 . G 19

154

Page. 2tlap.

Halcyon House . . . . 39 . G 18Hall & Anderson . . . 44 . . H lf>

Happy Valley Slip . . . 98 Ato E 16,17, 18Happy Valley Tea Estate . 27, 92, 99 . CD 18, 19Hari Prosad . . . . 79

Harman's Road , 4,50, 100, 116, 130 . . II 15

Hermitage Road .... 106 . F G 19

Hill Side .... 10G, 108 . . G 20Hindu Burning Ground . . 88 . CD 1

4

Hindu Public HaJ) . . . 67 . . G 16

Hindu Temple , . .12, 45, 57

Hingun & Sons . . . . 5,

8

Hire of Dandy or Rickshaw . . 137

Hire of Dandywalla or Porter 138 to 146

Hollywood 118

Holmdene Road . . . 106, 108

Hooker, Extract fromHooker Road . 83, 92

Hospital

Hospital, JalapaharHospital JlioraHostels, Zilla SchoolHotel, Bellevue

Hotel, Central

Hotel, Drum DruidHotel, Jones’

Hotel, Rockville GrandHotel, WoodlandsHydraulic WorksIda Villa

. 13, 59, 69 .

. 133 .

82, 120, 121 .

86 .

17 .

6,7,8,78 .

. 5,44 .

9 .

4 .

2 .

. 12056 .

Inspection BungalowIronmongersIvy Cottage

Jail

Jail Rond

95 .

7 .

19,51,115 .

72 .

67, 81 .

. G 16

. G 35

. E 9. G 20

. E 19

. G 17

. G 9

E FG 17

. F 14

. H 17

. G 17

. II 17

. H 16

. H 15

. G 13

. H 17

. E 11

. G 16

. G 14

E K 99

. F 16

155

JalapaharJalapahar Cantonments

Page.

. no99, 112 .

Map.

E P G 7 to 10

Jalapahar Cart Hoad . Ill, 134 P G 2 to 6

Jalapahar Road . 5, 25, 38, 102, 110 . G 9

Jamma Musjid 60 . G 17

Janu ....Jaylal Narsing Das

diagram at 13679 G 16

Jetan Jhora 74 E 15—16Jetan Jliora Bridge 89 F 15—16Jetan Lane 85 . F 15

Jetmull’s Bank 7 . G 15

Jetmull & Bliojraj 7 . G 16

Jewellers 44 . H 17

Jones’ Hotel 9 . H 16

Jones’ Mrs. . 44 . H 16Jones’ Stables 9 . G 16Jorbungalow 109

,no, in . H 2

Juinman Jhora 73 . G 16Jumman Lane 74 . G 16KabruKag Jhora

diagram at 136

95, 114 . . E 13Kalimpong . 106

,no

KanchinjangaKanchen View

diagram at 136. 68, 73 . G 16

KangchinjhauKapur Road

diagram at 136. 119 . A to E 12, 13

Karma Road . 108 . H 19Kashmiri Shops . 78 . G 16Katapahar . no . F G 2 to 6Katapahar Cantonments . 112 • F G 2 to 6Kenmure Point. . 100, 131 . H 14Keventer’s dairy farm .

Khargati Cemetery. 135. no . I 12

Killarney Lodge . 39 . G 18Kirsong diagram at 136

3 56

KopjeKotwali JhoraKurseongKutcheryKuteliery RoadLabyrinth ...Ladies’ Convenience

Lake ....Lai Digi RoadLai Digi Spring .

LandslipLa RocheLaundryLaurels, The .

LebongLebong Cantonments .

Lebong Cart Road 103, 104,

Lebong Mineral Spring T. E.

Lebong Parade GroundLebong RoadLebong SpurLebong Zigzag

Lhasa Villa

Library •

Little ChevremontLloyd, Lieut. -Col., G. W. A.

Lloyd’s RoadLochnagarLochnagar Road .

Lochnagar Spur

Lodge Mount Everest .

Loreto ConventLoreto RoadLoreto School

Lower Beech wood

Page.

. 3, 51, 116 .

113,120 .

. 135

. 27,43 .

44 .

18, 115 .

93, 129 .

11659 .

59 .

109 .

91 .

89 .

131 .

106 .

27, 102, 107 .

105, 106, 107107

. 103

. 44, 90

. 106

. 108

9565

. 100

. 109

. 7, 45

. 98

Map.. G 15

. E 9

. E 18

. F G 18

. G 14

. H 17

. G 17

. G 17

. I 15

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r 23—2423—2417 to 23

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A to J 18 to 23

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F 17, 18

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157

Lowis Jubilee Sanitarium

LuggageMackenzie Road .

Mackintosh Road .

Madan’s ShopMagazine, JalapaharMagnolia Villa

Mahakal Prasad .

MahanuddeeMahaiani School .

Mahornedan Burying GiMahtab Chand Road .

MalepartusMall ...Mall, EastMall SideMall Villas .

Mall, West .

Manjatar BridgeMaplesMargaret Villa

Marion RoadMarjorie Villa

MarketMary LodgeMary’s Cot. ,

Mary Villa .

Mary Villa JhoraMasonic LodgeMeadow BankMeadow Bank RoadMechiMemorial HallMission House, Scotch

25,

Page.

14, 861

Map.F 14

ouud24, 32,

4, 10 . G 15

)2, 112,

15, 133 G 10, 11, 12

9 . G 16

133 . G 997 . D 5

73 . F 16

136

4, 36 . H 15

89 . E 15

95, 115 . F 13

3 . G 15

106 GH 17, 18, 1938 GH 17, 18, 19

. G 1839

56 . H 18

17, 38 . G 18. 107

91 • . G 18. 112 . D 5

95, 119 . E 12

101, 130 . H 14. 27, 39 . G 16

95 . F 12. U2 . E 2

96 . E 10. 114 . E 10

, 93, 130 . H 1690 . G 18

. 42, 90 . G 18m at 136 >

51, 115 . G 1419 G 14

158

Mission House, Zenana

.

Page.19 .

Map.. G 14

Mission, Scandinavian . . Ill . . G 2

Mission, Scotch 3 . . G 14

Mission, Tibetan . 85, 118 . . G 15

Mitchell & Co. 44 . . II 16

Moliun Lall’s Shop 21 . . G 16

Monastery, Bhutia Busti 55, 108 . . H 19

Monastery Buddhist 55, 108 .

109, 111 .

. H 19

Monastery Ghooin

.

. E 1

Monastery Ging .

Monastery Boad .

. 107

. 102 . . H 19

Moniruddin & Co. . 79 . . G 16

Mount Pleasant Road . 7, 59, 78 . . G 16

Mount Vernon . . 101, 110, 132 . . H 11

Mount Vernon Villas . . 132 . . H 11

Mukerjee .... 79 . . G 16

Municipal Building A . 20 . . G 16

Municipal BungalowMunicipal Eugineer

. 119

45 . . G 17

Municipal Office . 44 . . G 16

Munny & Sons 79 . . G 16

Museum .... 80, 129 . . F 17

Musjid 22 . . G 17

Musjid, Chota 61 . . F 15

Musjid .Tamm

a

60 . G 17

Myrtle Lodge 131 . . G 12

Native Christian Cemetery . 93 . . A 21

Narim .... diagram at 136

Narsing . . . diagram at 136

NepalNest, The .... . Ill

97, 113 .

88, 10544 .

. E 7

New CemeteryNewman & Co. . H 16

Nirvana 56 . . H 18

Nora Villas .... 91 . . F 18

School. Twentyiuan'sSchool, Zenana Mission

School, Zilla

Scotch KirkScotch MissionScotch Mission House .

Scotch Mission School .

Secretariat Bengal.

See SawsSenabas .

Senchal ....Senchal Road.Senon .

Septic Tanks

.

Shaikh OsmanStaaila Villa .

Sharif UddeenSliofatullah .

Shops, BakersShops, Boot .

Shops, Brass wareShops, Cash ineri .

Shop, Chemist-

Shops, Cobblers' .

Shop, ConfetioneryShops, CurioShops. Drapers'Shop, Electric SuppliesShop, EuropeanShop, flower .

Shop, General MerchantsShops, GrocersShop. Hardware .

Shops, IronmongersShop. Jewellers

Page. Map.35 . . E S3 . . G 14

. 32. 8(5 . - F 14. UK 50 . . G 14

1? . . G 14

10 . . G 145l>. 10a . . G 14

4*2 . . G 1883 . . A 22

11*2 . . E 4

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117. DU . H I 1. 2

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90, 104 . F 15 & I 20TO . . G 16

73 . . F 16

78 . . G 16

79 . . G 16

. 7, 70 . . G 16

80 . . G 16

70 . . G 16

. T. 7,8 . . G 16

7. 44. 70 - . G 16

80 . . G 16

. 44, 45 . . H 16

. 7,78 . . G 16

. 7.44 . . G 16

21 . . G 16

o * H 16—17. 5 . . II 17

79 . . G 16

. i . G 1G21 . . G 16

. 7 . G 16

44 . . H 17

163

Page. Map.Sliop, Madau’s . St, 78 . G 16

Shops, Master & Co. 78 . G 16

Shop, Milliner 44 . H 17

Shop, Mohan Lall <. 21 . G 16

Shop, Music . . G, 45 . H 17

Shops, Native 7 . G 16

Shop, Photographer 44 . H 16

Shops, Pjcture Frame . 7, 79 . G 16

Shop, Sporting- 44 . H 16

Shop, Stationer 44 H 16

Shop, Tailors • 5, 7, 44, 79 G 16 &H 16

Shops, Tinsmiths . 79 . G 16

Shops, Watch-makers . 7, 80 . G 16Shrubbery 40 . E 20Singamari . 108 . A 21Sikkim . . 107Sikkim Hills . . 10GSingalila ! diagram at 136Singamari Busti . *27 . A 21Singamari House . 27 . A 21Singtom Boad . 27, 93, 92 . A 21Slaughter House . 90, 111 . E 15Sligo Hall . . 4, 37 . H 15Smith Stauistreet

.

.44 . H 17Snowy View Hoad , , 83, 105, 106 D 20, 21Snuggery 39 . H 17Southfield . .. 39 . G 18S. P. C. A. Stables . 117 . H 2

Squash . 65 . G 19Stables Jones’ ,9 . G 16St. Andrew’s Church . 39, 46 . . G 18

Station Staff Officer’s Quarters . 134 . F 7

St. Columbia’s Church . 19, 50 . G 14

Steintlial Tea Estate . 82, 99 . , E 17

Stepaside 56 **-*••’ Q

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St. Patti'* s'--h ,,*>l land 100 . JI 12

St «-»:»»» Lodge go, r»o . . (i IT

sni>.ilt<'f n'.s 1:14 . F 7Stulir Kmnnri Head HO . O F 11 If.

Ssikt’t Hoad .... 111 . F 1

Sonny It*ok .... . in. iX) . a ITSuing* ..... H.'l . B 21Tnilf'i’fi Shop*Takdnh t'antonne-nt.*

. 7 . O 101)0

Takdnh 1 S>nil

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i:u II I .1 2Target (’-.t 73 . G 10T.'irpdlln .1 ini, irn . II IP.

Tea Estate, Arya . no . A B IP. 1.4

Tin Estate, Bidtuntnni . K/GTen Estate, Haitnoi’klmrit 107Ten Estate, (tine . 107Ten Estate, I>-hung Mint-nil Sprint; 107'kVa Estate, Pandnin 109 . I ,T 13 to 20Tea Estate, Pashok 110Tea Estate, Phubsering 101'., 107Tea Estate, Hnngneet 108 B to H 20 to 23

Tra Estate, Electric Supply . 1 23Tea Factory . 110

'IVestn . 136Teesta Bridge . 110Teleglnph Office .

Temple Hindu. 7, 4fi G—H 16

. 12, i»7 . G 16

Tendouc . . . (Imuran* at 130Tethering ground 73 . G 16

Timna 20 . G 17

165

Pase.~r y ^

Thana, Ghoom . 211 .r ^

The Dingle .101 .

The Elms - 101 . y J3L —y>

The Glen . 101 . - ~The Nest -

07 - ^ x> *

The Ketreat . - 97 - , JL» *

The Ridge . . . 101 . y HThe Yews .

101 -

Thorn Cottage - 29 - y H. "7y - »r -»y

Thorn Road . . 2o . ;; ;

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Tibetan Camping Ground . . V& . y <2 £>7

Tibetan Mission . • <tv, lit . y O 75

Tibetan Prayer flags

Tiger Sill

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diagrara at

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Tinsmith I . 72 . y OTonga Road .

Tonglu . . dlag;& aty 7 7£

Tonglu View . , 74 . y y ^Toongsoong Bnsti

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Toongsoong Zigzag .\%Y! y y y y * y

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TreasuryTukdah .

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Turnbull Memorial r/ut'/Z ,V

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Twentvriian’.-: S-ohoo 'Vf -* y*v

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Union Church Vy '//

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Victoria Bridge y y . ';r/ .y/ y y -y <*y

Victoria Fall* * y . F4 .O’ 'V

Victoria Ho-pita? . y * F'o r/t# , y ' y*Victoria Jhora y y / y*./ -uy /o/ y l/>

Victoria Road 2>. 22 9CFo, T R: ' .* V /' ;g ?/,